Question

In the late 1500s, the city of Antwerp was under siege by the Duke of Parma. The siege caused the price of food to rise, so the government of Antwerp established a price ceiling set at a value similar to that before the siege. Merchants, fearing the duke's ability to sink their ships, refused to ferry food into the city that they could sell only at a normal price. Which important effect of a price control BEST describes this story?
a. reduction opf product quality
b. wasteful lines
c. a loss in gains from trade
d. a misallocation of resources

Answer 1

D a misallocation of resources