Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling above the equilibrium price of a given good. Which of the following is the most likely result?
A) Some other rationing device will emerge to allocate the good among buyers.
B) Some buyers and sellers will be willing to risk breaking the law in order to exchange the good at a price above the equilibrium price since there would be a shortage of the good at the price ceiling.
C) No change will occur in the market.
D) Brute force will be used to allocate the good among buyers.
E) a, b, and d
C
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A. collective action. B. reducing economic inequality. C. government intervention in the market. D. the actions of independent, self-interested buyers and sellers.
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A. $500. B. $1,450. C. $5,250. D. $10,000.
Services can be thought of as
A) unvalued goods. B) unwanted goods. C) free goods. D) intangible goods.
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A) $2.00 B) $2.25 C) $2.50 D) $3.00