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Suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of donuts is $1.50 each. Complete the following by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it is binding or nonbinding.


a. The government has instituted a legal minimum price of $1.80 each for donuts.
b. Due to new regulations, donut shops that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from doing so.
c. The government prohibits donut shops from selling donuts for more than $1.10 each.

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Answer:

Option A is a price floor, option B is binding and option C is price ceiling.

Explanation:

It is stated that the equilibrium price of a donut is $1.50.

If the government institutes a legal minimum price of $1.80 for a donut, that would be an example of price floor because the price cannot be lower than that. $1.80 is higher than $1.50 so it serves a purpose.

Option B is binding since any donut shop that wants to pay better wages is prohibited from hiring more workers.

The government prohibiting donut shops from selling a donut for more than $1.10 is an example of floor ceiling because the price can not go higher than $1.10.

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