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dakota nelson

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________ involves undertaking an activity until its marginal benefits equal marginal costs.
 
  A) Market intervention B) Scarcity reduction
  C) Central planning D) Marginal analysis

Question 2

How are scarce housing resources allocated when a rent ceiling is in place?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

With an effective rent ceiling, some means for allocation of housing units (other than by price) becomes necessary. Some housing is allocated by first-come, first-serve. Other housing is allocated by discrimination. Black markets also develop, where housing units are allocated at a rent higher than the regulated rent.





 

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