At a Price Ceiling of $1 Per Loaf of Bread

question 59

Multiple Choice

At a price ceiling of $1 per loaf of bread, quantity supplied is 99 loaves, which is less than quantity demanded. What must be true for the 100th loaf of bread?

• A) Consumers do not value the 100th loaf of bread.
• B) The cost of producing the 100th loaf of bread is less than $1.00.
• C) Consumers value the 100th loaf of bread at less than $1.00.
• D) Consumers value the 100th loaf of bread more than it costs producers to make it.

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Definitions:

Carbonyl Compounds

Organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group (C=O) as part of their structure, including ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and amides.

Equilibrium Constants

A dimensionless number representing the ratio of product concentrations to reactant concentrations at equilibrium, with each concentration raised to the power of its coefficient in the balanced equation.

Aldehydes

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group bonded to at least one hydrogen atom, typically found at the end of a molecule.

Ketones

Organic compounds characterized by a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two carbon atoms, prominent in many biological and synthetic contexts.