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5. Consumer and Producer Surplus; Price Ceilings and Floors
5. Consumer and Producer Surplus; Price Ceilings and Floors / Quantitative Analysis of Price Ceilings and Price Floors: Finding Points / Problem 12
Problem 12

In a market with a price ceiling of \$50, the quantity demanded is 500 units and the quantity supplied is 300 units. What is the resulting shortage?