Price floor: A minimum legal price set above the equilibrium price, causing a surplus.
How to apply it: Analyze the effects of a binding price floor (such as the minimum wage) on quantity, surplus, and deadweight loss.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Supply and Demand
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