If a price floor is a binding constraint on a market, then the quantity demanded must exceed the quantity supplied. buyers cannot buy all they want to buy at the price ceiling. the equilibrium price must be above the price floor. sellers cannot sell all they want to sell at the price ceiling.
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This minimum price is typically set above the equilibrium price, which is the price at which the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied. Now, if the price floor is binding, it means that the equilibrium price is below the price floor. In this case, the Show more…
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