A market shortage is

A. The result of a price floor.
B. A situation in which producers cannot sell all the goods and services that they are willing and otherwise able to sell.
C. The amount by which the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price.
D. The amount by which the cost of production exceeds the price of a good.


Answer: C

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