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When the government intervenes in the functioning of the market to protect the interest of the farmers by fixing the floor price (minimum support price) at which the traders have to buy the food-grain - Economics

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When the government intervenes in the functioning of the market to protect the interest of the farmers by fixing the floor price (minimum support price) at which the traders have to buy the food-grains from them, the price is fixed at the level of ______.

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  • equal to equilibrium price

  • higher than the equilibrium price

  • lower than the equilibrium price

  • it does not matter at what level

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Solution

When the government intervenes in the functioning of the market to protect the interest of the farmers by fixing the floor price (minimum support price) at which the traders have to buy the food-grains from them, the price is fixed at the level of higher than the equilibrium price.

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Chapter 6: Market Mechanism: Equilibrium Price and Quantity in a Competitive Market - TEST YOURSELF QUESTIONS [Page 113]

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Frank Economics [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 6 Market Mechanism: Equilibrium Price and Quantity in a Competitive Market
TEST YOURSELF QUESTIONS | Q 10. | Page 113
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