Which of the following statements about price ceilings is TRUE? (Assume the price ceiling is set below the unregulated equilibrium price.) a) Price ceilings make sellers worse off. b) Price ceilings make buyers better off. c) Both a) and b) are true. d) Neither a) nor b is true).

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Which of the following statements about price ceilings is TRUE? (Assume the price
ceiling is set below the unregulated equilibrium price.)
a) Price ceilings make sellers worse off.
b) Price ceilings make buyers better off.
c) Both a) and b) are true.
d) Neither a) nor b is true).

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