Consider a market with a demand curve given by P = 1000 - 2Q and a supply curve given by P = 3Q. Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of 800 dollars. What is the deadweight loss? Give your answer as a whole number. Stuck between 16,667 25,000 and 50,000. But let me know what you get.

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Consider a market with a demand curve given by P = 1000 - 2Q and a supply curve given by P = 3Q.
Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of 800 dollars. What is the deadweight loss?
Give your answer as a whole number.
Stuck between 16,667 25,000 and 50,000. But let me know what you get.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a market with a demand curve given by P = 1000 - 2Q and a supply curve given by P = 3Q. Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of 800 dollars. What is the deadweight loss? Give your answer as a whole number. Stuck between 16,667 25,000 and 50,000. But let me know what you get.
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