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If the Intended Aim of the Price Ceiling Set at $6

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  If the intended aim of the price ceiling set at $6, as shown in the graph, was a net increase in the well-being of consumers, what would positive analysis consider? A)  Whether the surplus transferred from consumers to producers is greater than the consumer surplus lost. B)  Whether the producer surplus lost to deadweight loss is greater than the producer surplus gained from a higher price. C)  Whether the surplus transferred from producers to consumers is greater than the consumer surplus lost. D)  Whether the producer surplus lost due to lower prices is greater than the producer surplus lost due to fewer transactions taking place. If the intended aim of the price ceiling set at $6, as shown in the graph, was a net increase in the well-being of consumers, what would positive analysis consider?


A) Whether the surplus transferred from consumers to producers is greater than the consumer surplus lost.
B) Whether the producer surplus lost to deadweight loss is greater than the producer surplus gained from a higher price.
C) Whether the surplus transferred from producers to consumers is greater than the consumer surplus lost.
D) Whether the producer surplus lost due to lower prices is greater than the producer surplus lost due to fewer transactions taking place.

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