Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Concerned about the political fallout from rising gas prices, suppose that the U.S. government imposes a price ceiling of $3.00 a gallon on gasoline.
Explain how the market for gasoline would react to this price ceiling if a global shortage of oil sent the equilibrium price of gasoline to $3.50 a gallon.
Would the U.S. gasoline market be efficient?
Figure 5.3 shows the demand and supply curves in the market for milk. Currently the market is in equilibrium. If the government establishes a $2 per gallon price ceiling to ensure that children are nourished, estimate the change in p, Q, and social welfare
Current Stats for Gasoline:
Government Enforced Price Ceiling - $4.50/gallon
Current Market Equilibrium - $3.00/gallon
OPEC, the largest global supplier of oil used to make gasoline, has decided to reduce output by 50%. This policy change is expected to drive up the cost of gasoline to $5.00/gallon. How does that price change interact with the price ceiling?
A. Changes the Price Ceiling from Binding to Non-Binding
B. Disrupts Oil Supply
C. Changes the Price Ceiling from Non-Binding to Binding
D. No Change
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