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The Price Of Gasoline

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36. Review Figure 3.4. Suppose the government decided that, since gasoline is a necessity, its price should be legally capped at $1.30 per gallon. What do you anticipate would be the outcome in the gasoline market? If the gas price were locked in 1.30 the number of companies willing to sell their products in this price would reduce. Many companies may prefer to find new markets in other countries and that would cause a shortage. However, in my country gas price was set 15 years ago in 3.74 Boliviano/ liter the difference has been paid by the government as a subsidy. Nevertheless, I am not sure how long the government will be willing or able to pay this difference ( 1 US $= 6.94 Bolivianos) 37. Explain why the following statement is false:

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