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Price ceilings and price floors

Price ceilings and price floors: 1) cause surpluses and shortages respectively. 2) make the rationing function of free markets more efficient. 3) interfere with the rationing function of prices. 4) shift demand and supply curves and therefore have no effect on the rationing function of prices.

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