In the figure above, originally the apartment rental market is in short-run and long-run equilibrium with a rent of $600 per month. Then the government imposes a rent ceiling of $500 per month. The loss of producer surplus
A) is smaller than the gain in consumer surplus.
B) is larger than the gain in consumer surplus.
C) is the same size as the gain in consumer surplus.
D) could be smaller than, larger than, or the same size as the gain in consumer surplus.
B
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A. expansionary; higher; higher B. expansionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; higher; potential D. recessionary; lower; lower
Juanita quit her job to move to Santa Fe to be closer to her family. She is actively looking for a new job in Santa Fe. Juanita is considered
A) frictionally unemployed. B) structurally unemployed. C) not to be unemployed. D) cyclically unemployed.
The figure above shows the market for coffee. If one firm owns all the coffee outlets and sells 10 million pounds of coffee a month, the deadweight loss is
A) zero. B) $7.5 million. C) $15 million. D) $10 million
The marginal cost to society of reducing pollution increases with the increased use of pollution abatement because
A) of the diminishing marginal utility of abatement. B) of the reduced demand for abatement. C) of the diminishing returns from abatement. D) of the high cost of abatement.