A. the buyers
B. Neither buyers nor sellers desire a price floor.
C. the sellers
D. Both buyers and sellers desire a price floor.
Related Mcqs:
- If a producer has market power (can influence the price of the product in the market) then free market solutions ?
A. are equitable.
B. are efficient
C. maximize consumer surplus
D. are inefficient - If the price elasticity of demand for a product in market A is -0.2 and in market B is -3 a price discriminator will charge ?
A. The higher price in market A
B. The higher price in market B
C. The same Price in both markets
D. Cannot tell which price will be higher - Suppose that the world price of tin is above the target (ceiling) price that is defined by an international commodity agreement. To move the world price toward the target price, a buffer stock agreement would require its buffer stock manager to ____ tin and an export quota agreement would require that member countries _________ their export of tin?
A. purchase; decrease
B. purchase; increase
C. sell; increase
D. sell; decrease - If a market generates a side effect or externlity then free market solutions ?
A. maximize producer surplus
B. are efficient
C. are inefficient
D. are equitable - The surplus caused by a binding price floor will be greatest if ?
A. demand is inelastic and supply in elastic
B. supply is inelastic, and demand is elastic
C. both supply and demand are elastic
D. both supply and demand are inelastic - A price floor ?
A. always determines the price at which a good must be sold
B. sets a legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold
C. is not a binding constraint if it is set above the equilibrium price
D. sets a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold - Which of the following is an example of price floor ?
A. the minimum wage
B. rent controls
C. restricting petrol prices to Rs100 per litre when the equilibrium price is Rs150 per litre
D. All of these answers are price floors - Which of the following government policies is least likely to increase likely to increase growth in Africa ?
A. increase expenditure on public education
B. eliminate civil war
C. All of these answers would increase growth
D. increase restrictions on the importing of American tractors and electronics - There is a decentralized market where geographically dispersed dealers are linked by telephones and computer screens. The market is for securities not listed on a stock or bond exchange. Name the market ?
A. Grey market
B. Over-the counter (OTC)
C. Open market
D. Back market - If all firms in a market have identical cost structures and if inputs used in the production of the good in that market are readily available, then the long-run market supply curve for that good should be ?
A. downward sloping
B. perfectly inelastic
C. upward sloping
D. perfectly elastic
