If a municipality sets a price ceiling below equilibrium for apartments in New York City, Select one: a. the price ceiling will create a surplus of apartments b. the price ceiling will create a shortage of apartments c. the price ceiling will not affect the market for apartments d. the market for more broadway plays will increase

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Question 4 The condition where firms want to sell more than consumers want to buy is called     a)  a surplus.     b) a market collapse.     c)  a shortage.     d) an equilibrium.

After Hurricane Katrina damaged many U.S. gasoline refineries in 2005, the price of gasoline shot up around the country. The Federal Trade Commission announced that it would investigate price gouging-charging "too much"-and several members of Congress called for price controls on gasoline. What would have been the likely effect of such a law had it been passed? Price controls on gasoline would have OA. benefited all consumers because gas prices would have been lower. OB. benefited all producers because there would have been no shortages. OC. resulted in a shortage because demand would have exceeded supply. OD. resulted in a shortage because refiners would have shut down their plants in protest. OE. resulted in a market equilibrium because gas would have been affordable