A Price Ceiling Is a Government Regulation That Makes It

question 66

Multiple Choice

A price ceiling is a government regulation that makes it illegal to charge a price

• A) below the equilibrium price.
• B) above the equilibrium price.
• C) for a good or service.
• D) above some specified level.
• E) below some specified level.

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Definitions:

Bliss Point

The optimal quantity of consumption where any further increase or decrease would lead to a lower level of satisfaction for the consumer.

Indifference Curves

Graphical representations in microeconomics to illustrate different combinations of goods between which a consumer is indifferent.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation that ranks preferences or satisfaction levels consumers derive from different bundles of goods.

Perfect Substitutes

Products or goods that can replace each other perfectly with no loss of utility to the consumer.