minimum price/price floor- full market impact Flashcards

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minimum price and price flooring and why

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-fixed price enacted by the government usually set above the market equilbirum
-this is to:prevent price volatility and solve market failure

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effect of minimum pricing/price flooring on graph

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-straight line where the min price is
-the price will rise
-the qd will fall
-the qs will rise
-excess supply is: qs-qd
-cost of intervention buying:box in the middle
-producer rev: with ib-big box, without ib: small box
-dwl: market equilbirum, down to qd up to min price

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