A Market with Price Ceilings Fails to Maximize All of the Following

question 251

Multiple Choice

A market with price ceilings fails to maximize all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) the gains from trade.
• B) consumer surplus.
• C) excess supply.
• D) producer surplus.

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