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A low-income country decides to set a
on bread so it can make sure that bread is affordable to
the poor.Table 3.11 provides the conditions of demand
and supply. What are the
equilibrium quantity before the price ceiling? What will
the excess demand or the shortage (that is, quantity
demanded minus quantity supplied) be if the price
ceiling is set at $2.40? At $2.00? At $3.60?
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