After a Price Floor of $23 Is Placed on the Market

question 92

Multiple Choice

After a price floor of $23 is placed on the market in the graph shown:

• A) some consumers lose because they pay a higher price.
• B) some producers gain because they sell at a higher price.
• C) the quantity traded in the market falls.
• D) All of these are true.

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Definitions:

Rational Expectations

An economic theory which suggests that individuals form forecasts about the future based on all available information, thereby influencing markets and potentially policy effectiveness.

Forecasting Economic Variables

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