A price floor can cause a surplus while a price ceiling can cause a shortage but not always.
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
A surplus of goods occur
Price ceiling are maximum price for a particular good or service, usually by the government. If price ceiling is placed below an equilibrium price (set by the supply and demand of the market) there is a shortage since suppliers are not as willing to supply the goods while the consumers are willing to purchase more of the product. However, if the price ceiling is placed above an equilibrium price, it is considered non-binding and has no practical effect. Price floor works opposite of price ceiling and is a minimum price for a particular good or service. If price floor is placed above an equilibrium price there is a surplus. However, if the price ceiling is placed below an equilibrium price, it is considered non-binding and has no practical effect.
"What effect will a price ceiling imposed by the goveenment have on the supply of farms producing wheat?"
A price floor can cause a surplus while a price ceiling can cause a shortage but not always.
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
a price ceiling results in a shortage because quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied. it can increase consumer surplus but producer surplus decreases by more causing a deadweight loss in the market.
A surplus of goods occur
Price ceiling are maximum price for a particular good or service, usually by the government. If price ceiling is placed below an equilibrium price (set by the supply and demand of the market) there is a shortage since suppliers are not as willing to supply the goods while the consumers are willing to purchase more of the product. However, if the price ceiling is placed above an equilibrium price, it is considered non-binding and has no practical effect. Price floor works opposite of price ceiling and is a minimum price for a particular good or service. If price floor is placed above an equilibrium price there is a surplus. However, if the price ceiling is placed below an equilibrium price, it is considered non-binding and has no practical effect.
A surplus of supply
A surplus of supply
Sperm in the market flow
"What effect will a price ceiling imposed by the goveenment have on the supply of farms producing wheat?"
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.
A shortage of supply
shortage of supply