A Price Floor That Is Higher Than the Equilibrium Market

question 123

Multiple Choice

A price floor that is higher than the equilibrium market price results in

• A)a decrease in consumer surplus.
• B)a decrease in producer surplus but an increase in consumer surplus.
• C)a gain in both consumer surplus and producer surplus.
• D)Pareto efficiency.
• E)a decrease in deadweight loss.

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