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

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

In the diagram, DD represents the demand curve for an agricultural commodity, S1 is the supply curve in period 1 and S2 is the supply curve in period 2. The dashed curve is a rectangular hyperbola. The government runs a buffer stock scheme, setting the price at OP1 in period 1 and OP2 in period 2. How do output and farm revenue in period 2 compare with period 1?

  • Aoutput higher; farm revenue same
  • Boutput higher; farm revenue higher
  • Coutput lower; farm revenue higher
  • Doutput lower; farm revenue same

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