Which group of individuals most likely benefits from rent controls?

A) the unemployed who fail to obtain rental housing
B) low-income wage earners who fail to obtain rental housing
C) single parent families without savings or other financial assets who fail to obtain rental housing
D) upper-income professionals who rent apartments at the price ceiling rate


Answer: D

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What will be an ideal response?

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There is no control over price by firms in:

A. pure competition. B. pure monopoly. C. oligopoly. D. monopolistic competition.

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