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

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

The diagram illustrates the market’s equilibrium price, P1, and the quantity bought and sold, Q1, before a subsidy is introduced. What shows the producer incidence (benefit) once the subsidy has been introduced, and what is the government expenditure on the subsidy?

  • Aproducer incidence (benefit) P1P2NM; government expenditure P1P2NM
  • Bproducer incidence (benefit) P1P2NM; government expenditure P3P2NL
  • Cproducer incidence (benefit) P1P3LM; government expenditure P1P3LM
  • Dproducer incidence (benefit) P1P3LM; government expenditure P3P2NL

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