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(Figure: Supply and Demand in Agriculture) Use Figure: Supply and Demand in Agriculture.If a price floor at P4 is set to help improve farm incomes and the government wants to assure farmers that their output will be purchased,the government must purchase an amount of output equal to:
A) Q3 - Q0.
B) Q3 - Q1.
C) Q2 - Q1.
D) Q1 - Q3.
Supply and Demand
Fundamental economic model describing how prices and quantities of goods and services are determined in a market based on the relationship between the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded.
Price Floor
A government or regulatory minimum price set for a commodity, below which it cannot legally be sold.
Farm Incomes
The earnings from agricultural activities that farmers receive, including profits from selling crops and livestock.
- Familiarize yourself with the idea of price floors and how they modify market equilibrium.
- Investigate the consequences of state-imposed price supports within farming markets.
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Learning Objectives
- Familiarize yourself with the idea of price floors and how they modify market equilibrium.
- Investigate the consequences of state-imposed price supports within farming markets.
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