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Price Ceilings Price Ceilings &&
Price FloorsPrice Floors
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What is a Price Ceiling?What is a Price Ceiling?A maximum price set by
government below the below the marketmarket generated equilibrium price
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Why a Price Ceiling?Why a Price Ceiling?
When a price has been rising rapidly, often due to limited supply, the government may want to help the consumers.
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What are the economic affects of a price ceiling?What are the economic
affects of a price ceiling?• Lowers price, lower
quantity•The ceiling creates a shortage
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With a Price Ceiling what determines who gets the
product?
With a Price Ceiling what determines who gets the
product?
• Queuing and line tickets
•Special groupings
•Favoritism
•Rationing, such as coupons
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What are some examples of Price Ceilings?
What are some examples of Price Ceilings?
World War II rationing
Gas in the late 1970’s
Rent control in some cities
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What is a Price Floor?What is a Price Floor?A minimum price set by
government above the above the marketmarket equilibrium price
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What could justify a Price Floor?
What could justify a Price Floor?
To help suppliers of a specific good to get a higher price than otherwise would be the case
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What could cause aLow Market Price?What could cause aLow Market Price?
Supply factors: push the supply curve rightward, reducing price
•An improvement in technology • Too many sellers
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What are the economic effects of a price floor?What are the economic effects of a price floor?
• Raises price, lower quantity
•The floor creates a surplus
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What is one problem with Price Floors?
What is one problem with Price Floors?
What to do with the surplus?
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Examples of Price Floors?
Examples of Price Floors?
American agricultureThe minimum wage law