If the Government Were to Intervene and Set the Rent

question 27

Multiple Choice

If the government were to intervene and set the rent for apartments in New York City below the market rent,then we would expect,relative to the market outcome,

• A)an increase in the number of people wanting to live in apartments in New York City.
• B)a decrease in the number of people wanting to live in apartments in New York City.
• C)an increase in the number of apartments available for rent in New York City.
• D)None of the above is correct.

Calculate economic cost, including opportunity costs and sunk costs, in decision making.

Understand the impact of changes in production capacity on cost curves and firm's costs.

Apply the concept of user cost of capital and its components in the analysis of capital costs.

Analyze how the law of diminishing returns affects costs and the production function in the short run.

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