Question

Suppose that the federal government places a binding price floor on chocolate. To help support the price floor, the government purchases all of the leftover chocolate that consumers do not buy. If the price floor remains in place for a number of years, what do you expect to happen to each of the following?a) Quantity of chocolate demanded by consumers.b) Quantity of chocolate supplied by producers.c) Quantity of chocolate purchased by the government.

Answer 1

Answer And Explanation:

a) Quantity of chocolate demanded by consumers will decrease

This is because there is a minimum price which makes product more expensive. The higher the price, the less the quantity demanded

b) Quantity of chocolate supplied by producers will increase

This is because price has increased with the government's price floor. The higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied.

c) Quantity of chocolate purchased by the government will increase

This is because there is surplus supply and therefore government would need to buy more to support the price floor and buy leftover chocolates in the market