Government attempts to lower, raise, or simply stabilize prices can:

A. shift the distribution of surplus.
B. create unintended side effects.
C. reduce efficiency of a market.
D. All of these are true.


D. All of these are true.

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A. 1973-1975. B. 1981-1982. C. 2007-2008. D. 1991-2001.

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