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If a good is subject to a binding price floor and someone purchases it on the black market, what would he or she expect to happen to the price over time

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Answer:

The surplus of the goods will rise, meaning that the availability of the such good will increase over time as both the supply and demand curves become more elastic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Due to the presence of the black market, people are going to buy it from the black market at a lower cost, thus the availability will rise and the total surplus will rise due to market equilibrium.

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