Given the demand and supply conditions shown in Figure 4-2, if the government imposes a price ceiling of a, indicate the quantity consumers would like to buy and the amount producers would be willing to supply.
a. Consumers would want to buy t; producers would be willing to sell r.
b. Consumers would want to buy r; producers would be willing to sell t.
c. Consumers would want to buy t; producers would be willing to sell s.
d. Consumers would want to buy s; producers would be willing to sell s.
b. Consumers would want to buy r; producers would be willing to sell t.
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