Figure 4-17
Refer to . Suppose a price ceiling of $4.50 is imposed. As a result,
a.
there is a shortage of 15 units of the good.
b.
the demand curve will shift to the left so as to now pass through the point (Q = 35, P = $4.50).
c.
the situation is very much like the one created by a binding minimum wage.
d.
the quantity of the good that is bought and sold is the same as it would have been had a price floor of $7.50 been imposed.
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Refer to the graph below, showing the long-run supply and demand curves in a purely competitive market. The curves suggest that this industry is:
A. A constant-cost industry
B. Increasing-cost industry
C. Decreasing-cost industry
D. Not possible, because the supply curve always slopes up