1. Suppose the following image shows the supply and demand graph for screwdrivers. The government enacts a price ceiling on screwdrivers at $8. What effect does the price ceiling have on the following: a. The quantity of screwdrivers demanded by consumers? b. The quantity of screwdrivers supplied by producers? How do these quantities relate to the equilibrium price and quantity prior to the enactment of the price ceiling? Why? C. 12 Price 10+ Supply 8. 6+ 4+ Demand 60 120 180 160 Quantity
1. Suppose the following image shows the supply and demand graph for screwdrivers. The government enacts a price ceiling on screwdrivers at $8. What effect does the price ceiling have on the following: a. The quantity of screwdrivers demanded by consumers? b. The quantity of screwdrivers supplied by producers? How do these quantities relate to the equilibrium price and quantity prior to the enactment of the price ceiling? Why? C. 12 Price 10+ Supply 8. 6+ 4+ Demand 60 120 180 160 Quantity
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