Suppose the market for hospital outpatient treatment is in equilibrium when a price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price. What do you expect to happen?
a. A surplus will develop.
b. A shortage will develop.
c. Quantity demanded will decrease.
d. The number of outpatient visits will rise.
e. The demand for outpatient procedures will fall.
B
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