Assume there is a price ceiling imposed on a good which is below the equilibrium price. Which of the following changes would reduce the size of the surplus?
a. An increase in demand

b. A decrease in demand.
c. An increase in supply.
d. None of the above; there is no surplus.

d

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Assuming the market is in equilibrium in the graph shown with demand D and supply S2 at a quantity of 8, consumer surplus is:



A. $32.
B. $11.
C. $7.
D. equal to the producer surplus.

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Assume Bill's income to spend on the two goods in the graph shown is $48, and movie tickets cost $8. If Bill's budget constraint is one of the lines in the graph, which one must it be?



A. A
B. B
C. C
D. It could be line A or B.

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