Principles of Microeconomics California Edition 2nd Edition
Principles of Microeconomics California Edition 2nd Edition
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780393622089
Author: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Explain whether the price ceiling cause shortage or surplus in the market.

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Price ceiling is a situation that occurs when the government imposes price limits on how high the price of a product of goods and services. The price ceiling must be set below the market equilibrium and causes shortage in the market. An example of a binding price ceiling is rent control, which is caused in property owners who are not willing to supply rent controlled apartments but many individuals willing to rent them.

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