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Why are price floors and price ceilings posed?
if the market price imposed by suppliers are too high for consumers then the price ceilings are imposed....if the market price is too low for the producers then price floors is imposed.
What is the impact on the economy if price ceiling or price floor were removed?
Price ceiling is government rules or laws setting price floors or ceilings that forbid the adjustment of price to clear markets. Price ceilings make it illegal for sellers to charge more than a specific maximum price. ceilings may be introduced when a shortage of a commodity threatens to raise its price a lot.
Do price ceilings misallocate resources?
yes
Price ceilings that are artificially to low are likely to create a?
a shortage
Why the price ceilings reduce economic surplus?
Price ceilings mean that a supplier can not charge more than a certain price for a good. When the amount a supplier charges is higher than it's economic costs for producing, it is running an economic surplus. With a price ceiling, the supplier is usually being prevented from charging the amount that maximizes economic profits. This therefore would reduce its economic surplus relative to what it could be without the price ceiling in place.
Which kinds of goods do governments generally place price ceilings?
On those that are essential, but are too expensive for such consumers. One example is when a price ceiling was put into effect on New York apartment rent prices.
Why does government place price ceilings on some essential goods?
to limit the impact of equilibrium pricing
Why are price floors and price ceilings posed?
if the market price imposed by suppliers are too high for consumers then the price ceilings are imposed....if the market price is too low for the producers then price floors is imposed.
What is the impact on the economy if price ceiling or price floor were removed?
Price ceiling is government rules or laws setting price floors or ceilings that forbid the adjustment of price to clear markets. Price ceilings make it illegal for sellers to charge more than a specific maximum price. ceilings may be introduced when a shortage of a commodity threatens to raise its price a lot.
Do price ceilings misallocate resources?
yes
A corporation is least likely to have which advantage?
establishment of price ceilings
Price ceilings that are artificially to low are likely to create a?
a shortage
Why the price ceilings reduce economic surplus?
Price ceilings mean that a supplier can not charge more than a certain price for a good. When the amount a supplier charges is higher than it's economic costs for producing, it is running an economic surplus. With a price ceiling, the supplier is usually being prevented from charging the amount that maximizes economic profits. This therefore would reduce its economic surplus relative to what it could be without the price ceiling in place.
Does a perfectly competitive market demonstrate the need for subsidies and price ceilings?
no
What will happen to supply over time in markets with price ceilings?
whats the answer?
Why customers may not be satisfied with the introduction of ceiling prices?
customers may not be satisfied due to distortion of market. price ceilings generally lead cut in supply of goods whereas demand rises.
What do economists mean when they say that price floors and ceilings stifle the rationing function of prices and distort resource allocation?
When economist says price floors means above equilibrium and leads to undermanned surplus. When they say price ceilings it means price below equilibrium which leads to unsupplied shortage.
