Use the figure below to answer the following question.What area represents producer surplus after the government imposes the excise tax on the market?

A. triangle $21a$13
B. square $13ac$9
C. triangle abc
D. triangle $1c$9


Answer: D

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Figure 4-17


Refer to . Which of the following price controls would cause a shortage of 10 units of the good?
a.
a price ceiling of $5.50
b.
a price floor of $5.50
c.
a price ceiling of $6.50
d.
a price floor of $6.50

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