Suppose You Live in a Community with No Price Controls

question 22

Multiple Choice

Suppose you live in a community with no price controls.What do you expect will happen if your town borders a community where there is a non-binding price ceiling on most products?

• A) Legal market prices will rise in the community with a binding price ceiling.
• B) Legal market prices will fall in the community with a binding price ceiling.
• C) The price and the quantity sold in the community without a non-binding price ceiling will be the same as the price and quantity in the community with a non-binding price ceiling.
• D) There will be more shortages in the community with a binding price ceiling.
• E) The black market in the community with a binding price ceiling will not be strong because consumers will simply purchase the product in the community that has no price ceiling.

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