The steel industry has been able to get a law passed that guarantees that steel will be sold for $500 per ton. The competitive equilibrium is $400 per ton. As a result of this legislation Select one: a. steel consumers would be willing to pay $400 per ton for steel. b. less steel than the efficient quantity will be produced. c. more steel than the efficient quantity will be produced. d. consumer surplus will increase in value.
The steel industry has been able to get a law passed that guarantees that steel will be sold for $500 per ton. The competitive equilibrium is $400 per ton. As a result of this legislation Select one: a. steel consumers would be willing to pay $400 per ton for steel. b. less steel than the efficient quantity will be produced. c. more steel than the efficient quantity will be produced. d. consumer surplus will increase in value.
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![The steel industry has been able to get a law passed that guarantees that steel will be sold for $500 per ton. The competitive equilibrium is $400
per ton. As a result of this legislation
Select one:
a. steel consumers would be willing to pay $400 per ton for steel.
b. less steel than the efficient quantity will be produced.
c. more steel than the efficient quantity will be produced.
d. consumer surplus will increase in value.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe898164f-9a1f-47c1-98e0-8bc5768b7865%2Fb57c2ec2-1591-453c-a784-dff68f52da3e%2Fnnj5lcv_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The steel industry has been able to get a law passed that guarantees that steel will be sold for $500 per ton. The competitive equilibrium is $400
per ton. As a result of this legislation
Select one:
a. steel consumers would be willing to pay $400 per ton for steel.
b. less steel than the efficient quantity will be produced.
c. more steel than the efficient quantity will be produced.
d. consumer surplus will increase in value.
![A sales tax will be divided so that buyers pay the full amount if
Select one:
a. supply is perfectly inelastic.
b. supply has unitary elasticity.
c. demand is perfectly inelastic.
d. demand has unitary elasticity.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe898164f-9a1f-47c1-98e0-8bc5768b7865%2Fb57c2ec2-1591-453c-a784-dff68f52da3e%2Flckzw4_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A sales tax will be divided so that buyers pay the full amount if
Select one:
a. supply is perfectly inelastic.
b. supply has unitary elasticity.
c. demand is perfectly inelastic.
d. demand has unitary elasticity.
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