One lesson to be drawn from our discussion of price ceilings and price floors is that

a. government intervention in the economy should be routine and extensive
b. the government can easily solve most economic problems
c. price ceilings work better than price floors
d. in most cases, prices should be set by the interaction of demand and supply
e. price controls work best if left in place over long periods


d. in most cases, prices should be set by the interaction of demand and supply

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