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Which of the

following MUST happen after the imposition of price ceiling?

I. Decrease in price

II. Decrease in quantity transacted

III. Decrease in total social surplus

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The quantity sold in a market will increase if the government

(I) decreases a binding price floor by a small amount in that market

(II) increases a tax on the good sold in that market

(III) decreases a binding price ceiling by a small amount in that market
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Refer to the table below. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. If the price per pizza is $3, we expect the price to increase because there is an excess supply in the market.

II. If the price per pizza is $6, there is an excess demand of 300 units.

III. In this market, there will be an excess supply of 500 pizzas at a price of $16.

IV. The seller's revenue in an unregulated market is higher than in any regulated market.

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Suppose a product  is characterized by linear downward-sloping

demand curve and linear upward-sloping supply curve, the market is initially in equilibrium. Then the government imposes a binding price floor, then the

price control

(I) causes the quantity demanded to decrease, relative to the initial equilibrium.

(II) causes the producer surplus to increase, relative to the initial equilibrium.(III) results in some firms being more successful than others in selling their goods.

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The prices for smartphones are so high that the average citizen can barely afford it. The government is

considering to implement a price control to keep smartphones affordable for its citizens. Which kind of

price control is the government considering?

(I)  price floor

(II) price ceiling

(III) excise tax
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Below is current housing market in the Twin Cities. The market is in equilibrium today.

Suppose the government decides to impose a price ceiling at $500/apartment. Suppose now people compete to purchase the house by waiting-in-line (suppose the

per-unit cost of

waiting time is same for all buyers)

. What is the resulting 

sum of consumer

surplus and producer surplus in the market?

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Below is current housing market in the Twin Cities. The market is in equilibrium today.

What happens if the government decides to set a price ceiling at $1500?

(I) The rent price will increase(II) The demand for rental housing will decrease

(III) The supply for rental housing will increase

(IV) The quantity demanded for housing will fall

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Consider a rent control that sets the rent below the equilibrium rent. We expect a bigger excess demand

when

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Suppose the supply curve of a pound of green beans is P = 4/3 Q. The free market equilibrium price is $8. 

Government wants to impose a price ceiling at $4. As a result of this price control, we expect producer surplus to decrease by __________.
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Consider setting a price floor above the market equilibrium price. A bigger excess supply is expected when 

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