If a Price Floor Is Set Below the Current Market

question 218

Multiple Choice

If a price floor is set below the current market clearing price, then

• A) a surplus must immediately occur.
• B) a shortage must immediately occur.
• C) there will be incentives for black markets to develop.
• D) quantity demanded will remain equal to quantity supplied at the current market clearing price.

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