Price $15,000 $84 $64 $44 $0 Quantity (1000s cubic feet) 500 1000 1200 1800

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The U.S. government controls roughly 75% of the world’s helium supply, and in 1996, it set a price floor for the helium market, which outlaws the sale of helium below $64 for 1,000 cubic feet.
 
Suppose that the graph below illustrates the market for helium after the price floor was implemented.

(c) The quantity bought in the market is __ cubic feet.


(d) The quantity sold in the market is ___ cubic feet.

Price
$15,000
$84
$64
$44
D
$0
Quantijty
(1000js cubic feet)
500
1000
1200
1800
Transcribed Image Text:Price $15,000 $84 $64 $44 D $0 Quantijty (1000js cubic feet) 500 1000 1200 1800
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Price floor refers to the minimum legal price that should be charged for a good. A binding price floor is imposed above the equilibrium.

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