One of the consequences of Price floor is a) Excess supply of the good, which could be perished   b) Excess demand of the good c) There may be a surplus or shortage of the good   d) There is a possibility of misallocation of resources

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One of the consequences of Price floor is

a) Excess supply of the good, which could be perished  

b) Excess demand of the good

c) There may be a surplus or shortage of the good  

d) There is a possibility of misallocation of resources

If the market price rises consumer’s surplus

a) Rises    b) may fall        c) declines      d) may rise or fall

If the market price falls producer’s surplus

a) Rises    b)may fall        c) declines      d) may rise or fall

In the case of a Unit elastic supply of a good, the supply curve looks

a) Flatter b) steeper c) downward sloping and neither steeper nor flatter d) upward sloping line with a 45-degree angle.

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