Consumer surplus increases when price decreases below the maximum price consumers are willing to pay, allowing consumers to purchase more units of a good. Producer surplus decreases as price falls below the minimum price producers need to cover costs. A price ceiling set below the market equilibrium price results in a deadweight loss to society as some mutually beneficial transactions that would occur in a free market are now prevented.
Consumer surplus increases when price decreases below the maximum price consumers are willing to pay, allowing consumers to purchase more units of a good. Producer surplus decreases as price falls below the minimum price producers need to cover costs. A price ceiling set below the market equilibrium price results in a deadweight loss to society as some mutually beneficial transactions that would occur in a free market are now prevented.
Consumer surplus increases when price decreases below the maximum price consumers are willing to pay, allowing consumers to purchase more units of a good. Producer surplus decreases as price falls below the minimum price producers need to cover costs. A price ceiling set below the market equilibrium price results in a deadweight loss to society as some mutually beneficial transactions that would occur in a free market are now prevented.