Consider a perfectly competitive market, with no externalities. A binding price ceiling is imposed. The decrease in market quantity relative to the perfect competition outcome is bigger when:

A. Supply is elastic
B. Supply is inelastic
C. Demand is elastic
D. Demand is inelastic
E. Need more information.


Ans: A. Supply is elastic

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