If a Price Ceiling of $8 Were Placed in the Market

question 59

Multiple Choice

If a price ceiling of $8 were placed in the market in the graph shown:

• A) a shortage of 7 would occur.
• B) a shortage of 15 would occur.
• C) a shortage of 23 would occur.
• D) a shortage of 8 would occur.

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