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BA1 - Fundamentals of Business Economics Questions 166–170 (page: 35)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Which ONE of the following statements best describes the impact of a government price floor (minimum price) set below free market price?

  1. It will create a shortage of the product and incentives for producers and consumers to evade the policy
  2. It will create a surplus of unsold produce that will need to be paid for from taxation
  3. It will not affect market price or producer incomes at the present time
  4. It will increase farm incomes but eventually force the government to introduce maximum quotas on production

Answer(s): C



Which ONE of the following statements best describes the impact of a government minimum price established above free market price?

  1. It will create a shortage of the product and incentives for producers and consumers to evade the policy
  2. It will create a surplus of unsold produce and reduce farm incomes
  3. It will not affect market price or producer incomes at the present time
  4. It will increase farm incomes but may eventually force the government to introduce maximum quotas on production

Answer(s): D



If the government imposed a legal minimum wage that was above the market equilibrium wage, the resulting unemployment would be the greatest when:

  1. the demand for labor and the supply of labor are both price inelastic
  2. the demand for labor and the supply of labor are both price elastic
  3. the demand for labor is price inelastic and the supply of labor is price elastic
  4. the demand for labor is price elastic and the supply of labor is price inelastic

Answer(s): B



Which of the following can be efficiently allocated between competing uses by the price mechanism?

  1. Private goods
  2. Public goods
  3. Free goods
  4. Externalities

Answer(s): A



There are waiting lists and shortages of a product.
Which ONE of the following statements explains the cause of this?

  1. A price floor (minimum price) has been set above free market price
  2. A price ceiling (maximum price) has been set above free market price
  3. A price floor (minimum price) has been set below free market price
  4. A price ceiling (maximum price) has been set below free market price

Answer(s): D



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