ich of the following statements is (are) correct? (x) A legal maximum price at which a good can be sold is a price ceiling and a legal minimum price at which a good can be sold is a price floor. (y) If government imposes either a price ceiling or a price floor that is non-binding, the market will not move to a different quantity or price since a non-binding price control will not affect the quantity sold. (z) If government imposes either a price ceiling or a price floor that is binding, then th market will sell a larger quantity than the market that does not have price controls. Select one or more: a. (x), (y) and (z)

ich of the following statements is (are) correct? (x) A legal maximum price at which a good can be sold is a price ceiling and a legal minimum price at which a good can be sold is a price floor. (y) If government imposes either a price ceiling or a price floor that is non-binding, the market will not move to a different quantity or price since a non-binding price control will not affect the quantity sold. (z) If government imposes either a price ceiling or a price floor that is binding, then th market will sell a larger quantity than the market that does not have price controls. Select one or more: a. (x), (y) and (z)

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