Assume that the world price of Commodity X is 9 per unit while its domestic price is 8, and the marginal cost of production is 6 per unit. If the government imposes a price ceiling of 7 on domestic output:
a. the import of Commodity X from the world market would stop.
b. the world price of Commodity X would decline.
c. a surplus of Commodity X would accumulate in the domestic market.
d. a shortage of Commodity X would be observed in the domestic market.
Question 2
When a perfectly competitive firm's demand curve lies above its average total cost curve, the firm incurs an economic loss at that level of output.
a. True
b. False
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