Scenario 6-2 Suppose Demand for a Product Is Given by the Equation

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Scenario 6-2
Suppose demand for a product is given by the equation and supply for the product is given by the equation
-Refer to Scenario 6-2. Suppose the government sets a price floor at $13 for this product. Initially, is this price floor binding? Suppose that for some reason demand were to decrease to Would the $13 price floor be binding after the shift in the demand curve? If so, what is the size of the resulting shortage/surplus?

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