If we say that a price is too high to clear the market, we mean that:

A. the price of the good is likely to rise.
B. quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded.
C. quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied.
D. the equilibrium price is above the current price.


Answer: B

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