Price ceiling: A maximum legal price set below the equilibrium price, causing a shortage.
How to apply it: Analyze the effects of a binding price ceiling on quantity, surplus, and deadweight loss using a supply-and-demand diagram.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Supply and Demand
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