What is price support ?
Correct answer: B. Maintenance of price through public subsidy or government intervention
- A. To increase price artificially
- B. Maintenance of price through public subsidy or government intervention
- C. To enhance price
- D. To maintain price at specific level
Explanation
Price support is government action, often through subsidies or purchases, designed to keep a commodity’s price at or above a chosen level. Option b gives the complete economic meaning, whereas the other choices are incomplete.
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