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erika

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What is a price floor?

Question 2

Irrespective of the market structure, a firm maximizes profit at the level of output where the price of its product equals its marginal cost.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

A legislation fixing the minimum price of a commodity above the market-clearing or the equilibrium price is called a price floor.

Answer to Question 2

False



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