A Rent Ceiling Controls the Rent Portion of the Cost

Multiple Choice

A rent ceiling controls the rent portion of the cost of housing but not the search cost.So when the search cost is ________ the rent,some people end up paying a ________ opportunity cost for housing than they would if there were no rent ceiling.

A) added to; lower
B) subtracted from; higher
C) subtracted from; lower
D) added to; higher
E) equal to; lower