If a binding price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price, the market is most likely to experience:
Correct answer: B. A shortage because buyers demand more units
- A. A surplus because sellers offer more units
- B. A shortage because buyers demand more units
- C. A higher equilibrium price through free adjustment
- D. No change because the ceiling affects only sellers
Explanation
A price ceiling below equilibrium keeps the legal price artificially low. At that price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied, producing a shortage.
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