Consider the above table. Assuming the government imposes a price floor on garbanzo beans of $8, what would be the likely result?

A) a surplus of 2000 garbanzo beans
B) a shortage of 2000 garbanzo beans
C) No change, equilibrium would prevail.
D) The quantity demanded of garbanzo beans would fall to zero.


A

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