Which of the following is NOT true about price floors?
A) Consumer surplus is always lower than it would be in the competitive equilibrium.
B) Producer surplus could be lower, higher, or the same as it would be in competitive equilibrium.
C) Producer surplus could be negative as the result of a price floor.
D) Producers will often respond to a price floor by cutting production to the point at which price equals marginal cost.
E) The total producer surplus depends on how producers respond to the price floor in determining their output level.

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Producers will often respond to a price floor by increasing production to the point at which price equals marginal cost.

Which of the Following Is NOT True About Price Floors