If the government places a price ceiling on cancer-treating drugs, then

A. Fewer cancer treating drugs will be available.
B. Fewer people will die from cancer.
C. There will be no change in the number of people who die from cancer.
D. The supply of cancer-treating drugs will increase.


Answer: A

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