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Both output quotas and a price floor can A) decrease the price below the equilibrium price. B) increase consumer surplus. C) increase output above the equilibrium quantity. D) have no effect on producer surplus. E) create a deadweight loss.

          Both output quotas and a price floor can
A) decrease the price below the equilibrium price.
B) increase consumer surplus.
C) increase output above the equilibrium quantity.
D) have no effect on producer surplus.
E) create a deadweight loss.

Both output quotas and a price floor can
A) decrease the price below the equilibrium price.
B) increase consumer surplus.
C) increase output above the equilibrium quantity.
D) have no effect on producer surplus.
E) create a deadweight loss.

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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Both output quotas and a price floor can: A) decrease the price below the equilibrium price. B) increase consumer surplus. C) increase output above the equilibrium quantity. D) have no effect on producer surplus. E) create a deadweight loss.