If a policymaker wants to make society as well off as possible in terms of economic surplus in a competitive market, then the policymaker should... C) Choose any price because losses to consumers are always exactly offset by gains to producers, and vice versa Raise prices, as producers generate more surplus in general. Lower prices, as consumers generate more surplus in general. Not do anything.

If a policymaker wants to make society as well off as possible in terms of economic surplus in a competitive market, then the policymaker should... C) Choose any price because losses to consumers are always exactly offset by gains to producers, and vice versa Raise prices, as producers generate more surplus in general. Lower prices, as consumers generate more surplus in general. Not do anything.

Economics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Roger A. Arnold

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Chapter4: Prices: Free, Controlled, And Relative

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