How are price ceilings and price floors similar?

a. They both clarify price signals sent to consumers and producers.
b. They both cause persistent shortages.
c. They both distort price signals sent to consumers and producers.
d. They both cause persistent surpluses.


c. They both distort price signals sent to consumers and producers.

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