In Some Countries,a Binding Price Ceiling Is Placed on Prescription

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Multiple Choice

In some countries,a binding price ceiling is placed on prescription medicines.What would you expect the prescription medicine market to be like in these countries?

• A) The legal maximum price would mean that all consumers are able to receive the medicines they need at a price they can afford.
• B) The legal maximum price would mean that pharmaceutical companies face an incentive to sell more prescription medicines in that country.
• C) The legal maximum price would mean that it is unlikely that an illegal and dangerous black market for prescription drugs will form in that country.
• D) The legal maximum price would mean that pharmaceutical companies face an incentive to develop new prescription medicines.
• E) The legal maximum price would mean that not all consumers will have access to prescription medicines.

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