Total Surplus in a Market Will Increase When the Government

question 11

Multiple Choice

Total surplus in a market will increase when the government

• A)imposes a binding price floor or a binding price ceiling on that market.
• B)imposes a tax on that market.
• C)Both a and b are correct.
• D)Neither a nor b is correct.

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