It is claimed that price floors and price ceilings both reduce the actual quantity exchanged in a market. Use a diagram or diagrams to support this conclusion, and explain the common sense behind it.

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It is claimed that price floors and price ceilings both reduce the actual quantity exchanged in a market. Use a diagram or diagrams to support this conclusion, and explain the common sense behind it.
 
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When a price floor is imposed we fix the market price at a level above the equilibrium point of demand and supply curves. At this new point, there is excess supply over demand. The actual quantity exchanged is less.

 

 

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