Situation 4-1

-Refer to Situation 4-1.Before the oil embargo,the price ceiling on gasoline had no noticeable effect on the market.What is the most likely explanation for this?
A) The equilibrium price of gasoline was close to the ceiling price and probably below it.
B) The demand curve for gasoline in the 1970s was quite different from today's.
C) The supply curve for gasoline in the 1970s was quite different from today's.
D) The effects of price ceilings are dependent upon the benevolence of the government imposing them.
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Q26: Price ceilings and price floors
A) shift demand
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