Examine the imposition of a price floor on the market. What happens to the following? • Price paid by the buyer • Quantity demanded • Quantity supplied • quantity of the good sold • Consumer surplus • Producer surplus • Total surplus b) Examine the imposition of a price ceiling on the market. What happens to the following? • Price paid by the buyer • Quantity demanded • Quantity supplied • Quantity of the good sold • Consumer surplus • Producer surplus • Total surplus c) Discuss two unintended effects of a price ceiling

Examine the imposition of a price floor on the market. What happens to the following? • Price paid by the buyer • Quantity demanded • Quantity supplied • quantity of the good sold • Consumer surplus • Producer surplus • Total surplus b) Examine the imposition of a price ceiling on the market. What happens to the following? • Price paid by the buyer • Quantity demanded • Quantity supplied • Quantity of the good sold • Consumer surplus • Producer surplus • Total surplus c) Discuss two unintended effects of a price ceiling

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