Maine has a very old housing stock, with many poorly insulated homes, but poor people often cannot afford to pay for home weatherization. In order to make weatherization more affordable, someone suggests capping insulation prices at 25% less than current values. Assuming that the market is competitive and functions as modeled by mainstream economic theory, which of the following is most likely to be true? select best answer from following ():The lower price for insulation will shift the demand curve for insulation. ():This policy will increase consumer surplus by more than it reduces producer surplus. ():This policy would benefit the poor, since they would be the most likely to buy the cheaper insulation ():With a lower price for insulation, firms will provide less, and fewer people will insulate their homes. ():With insulation more affordable, more people will insulate their homes.

Maine has a very old housing stock, with many poorly insulated homes, but poor people often cannot afford to pay for home weatherization. In order to make weatherization more affordable, someone suggests capping insulation prices at 25% less than current values. Assuming that the market is competitive and functions as modeled by mainstream economic theory, which of the following is most likely to be true? select best answer from following ():The lower price for insulation will shift the demand curve for insulation. ():This policy will increase consumer surplus by more than it reduces producer surplus. ():This policy would benefit the poor, since they would be the most likely to buy the cheaper insulation ():With a lower price for insulation, firms will provide less, and fewer people will insulate their homes. ():With insulation more affordable, more people will insulate their homes.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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