Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Maximum and minimum prices

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

The diagram illustrates the sugar market, which is first at equilibrium with a price of OP. A government then sets a maximum price at OP1. What will be the outcome?

  • Aa reduction in farmers’ revenue equal to PRSP1
  • Bexpenditure on sugar will be equal to PRMO
  • Cfarmers’ revenue would be P1UNO
  • Dproducer surplus will be P1SP2

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