below equilibrium price and causes a shortage
the quantity of the good demanded with the price floor is less than the quantity demanded of the good without the price floor
A price ceiling is the legal maximum price at which a good can be sold, while a price floor is the legal minimum price at which a good can be sold. A price ceiling is only binding when the equilibrium price is above the price ceiling. The market price then equals the price ceiling and the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied, creating a shortage of goods. A price floor is only binding when the equilibrium price is below the price floor. The market price then equals the price floor and the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded, creating a surplus of goods.
A price ceiling is binding when it is below the equilibrium price. It is the legal maximum price, so the market wants to reach equilibrium (which is above that) but can't legally. If it were above the equilibrium price it would not be binding because the market would reach equilibrium and the ceiling would have no effect. A price floor is binding when it is above the equilibrium price. You can use similar reasoning to that above. It is the legal minimum price. the market wants to reach equilibrium below that but can't legally.
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
below equilibrium price and causes a shortage
the quantity of the good demanded with the price floor is less than the quantity demanded of the good without the price floor
A price ceiling is the legal maximum price at which a good can be sold, while a price floor is the legal minimum price at which a good can be sold. A price ceiling is only binding when the equilibrium price is above the price ceiling. The market price then equals the price ceiling and the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied, creating a shortage of goods. A price floor is only binding when the equilibrium price is below the price floor. The market price then equals the price floor and the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded, creating a surplus of goods.
A price ceiling is binding when it is below the equilibrium price. It is the legal maximum price, so the market wants to reach equilibrium (which is above that) but can't legally. If it were above the equilibrium price it would not be binding because the market would reach equilibrium and the ceiling would have no effect. A price floor is binding when it is above the equilibrium price. You can use similar reasoning to that above. It is the legal minimum price. the market wants to reach equilibrium below that but can't legally.
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
A price floor can cause a surplus while a price ceiling can cause a shortage but not always.
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
some sellers benefit and some sellers are harmed.
If the price floor is above market equilibrium then companies are forced to sell at that price. This means the market's quantity supplied and quantity demanded will not equal each other, resulting in a surplus. If the price floor is lower than market equilibrium then the government imposed regulation is non-binding, resulting in no change to the market.
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Government sets the minimum selling price and prices of goods are not supposed to fall below this price. This Causes Surplus and purchasers Overpay.
When, in a particular market, the law of demand and the law of supply both apply, the imposition of a binding price ceiling in that market causes quantity demanded to be greater than quantity supplied.less than quantity supplied.equal to quantity supplied.Any of the above is possible.