If a Price Floor of $23 Were Placed in the Market

question 88

Multiple Choice

If a price floor of $23 were placed in the market in the graph shown:

• A) a shortage of 37 would occur.
• B) a shortage of 10 would occur.
• C) a shortage of 27 would occur.
• D) None of these would occur.

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Definitions:

Shutdown Point

The point where a firm's revenue is not enough to cover its variable costs, leading to a decision to cease production temporarily.

Short Run

In economics, a period during which at least one input, like factory size or machinery, is fixed and cannot be changed, as opposed to the long run where all factors can be varied.

Long Run

A period in economic analysis where all inputs can be adjusted and there are no fixed factors of production.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, reflecting the true profitability of a company.