Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 56

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: The Market for Butter
-(Figure: The Market for Butter) Use Figure: The Market for Butter.If a government price floor of $1.20 is imposed on this market,an inefficiency will result in the form of a _____ of _____ million kilograms of butter.

• A) surplus;4.5
• B) shortage;4.5
• C) surplus;1.5
• D) shortage;1.5

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

A rephrased definition: The expense incurred in the manufacture or production of an additional quantity of a product or service.

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a company charges different prices to different groups of customers for the same product or service, based on factors other than production costs.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to accept for a good or service and the actual amount they receive in the market.

Price Discrimination

The strategy of selling the same product at different prices to different groups of consumers, based on their willingness or ability to pay.