Table 6-4 The Following Table Contains the Demand Schedule and Supply Schedule

question 185

Multiple Choice

Table 6-4
The following table contains the demand schedule and supply schedule for a market for a particular good. Suppose sellers of the good successfully lobby Congress to impose a price floor $3 above the equilibrium price in this market.
-Refer to Table 6-4. Following the imposition of a price floor $3 above the equilibrium price, irate buyers convince Congress to repeal the price floor and to impose a price ceiling $1 below the former price floor. The resulting market price is

• A)$2.
• B)$3.
• C)$4.
• D)$5.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Fixed overheads that are unaffected by changes in production or sales volume, like rental costs, payroll, and insurance charges.

Strategic Option

Refers to choices available to a company or an investor that could affect key business or investment strategies beneficially.

Soft Rationing

The situation where a company limits the amount of financial resources available for certain projects based on internal policy decisions.

Hard Rationing

A severe form of capital rationing where external factors such as market conditions or regulatory constraints limit the availability of funding.