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Explain the effect of price control.

Explain the effect of price control.

Solution Summary: The author explains the effect of price control on supply and demand imbalances in a market. The deviations from the market equilibrium price causes the larger effect on quantity demanded and quantity supplied.

Principles of Microeconomics California Edition 2nd Edition

Principles of Microeconomics California Edition 2nd Edition

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ISBN: 9780393622089

Author: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock

Publisher: W. W. Norton

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Definition Video Formula Definition Phenomenon in which market supply and demand balance each other. Market equilibrium is the economic state in which the market demand curve intersects the market supply curve, giving us the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity for which a commodity can be sold and purchased in an economy. When market equilibrium is achieved, it suggests that all resources have been allocated efficiently and that there is just a distribution of income and resources in the economy. Video Formula

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