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Which of these is a common example of a price floor?
ARent control
BPetrol price cap
CMinimum wage law
DCooking gas cap
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Minimum wage law
A minimum wage fixes the lowest hourly rate for labour, so it is a floor on the price of labour.
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