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Price floor creates shortage.
Q1 answer option a a a binding price ceiling that creates a shortage the price ceiling is a maximum price a seller charge and the price is effective if it s below the equilibrium the market is in equ view the full answer.
A price floor may lead to market failure if the market is not able to allocate scarce resources in an efficient manner.
But if price ceiling is set below the existing market price the market undergoes problem of shortage.
A government law that makes it illegal to charger lower than the specified price.
Further the effect of mandating a higher price transfers some of the consumer surplus to producer surplus while creating a deadweight loss as the price moves upward from the equilibrium price.
When price ceiling is set below the market price producers will begin to slow or stop their production process causing less supply of commodity in the market.
A price floor is only binding when the equilibrium price is below the price floor.
The demanders will purchase the quantity where the quantity demanded is equal to the price floor or where the demand curve intersects the price floor line.
First of all the price floor has raised the price above what it was at equilibrium so the demanders consumers aren t willing to buy as much quantity.
The price ceiling is below the equilibrium price.
A price ceiling below the market price creates a shortage causing consumers to compete vigorously for the limited supply limited because the quantity supplied declines with price.
If price ceiling is set above the existing market price there is no direct effect.
Two things can happen when a price floor is implemented.
Because the government requires that prices not drop below this price that.
Ceiling and the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied creating a shortage of goods.
Likewise since supply is proportional to price a price floor creates excess supply if the legal price exceeds the market price.
In this case there is no effect on anything and.