Assume a market is currently at the equilibrium price and quantity, and a price ceiling is set below equilibrium price. Which of the following statements is true: Select the correct answer below:
A. The quantity demanded will rise and the quantity supplied will fall, causing a shortage.
B. There is nothing causing the price to fall from the equilibrium level.
C. There is nothing preventing the price from rising to its equilibrium level.
D. The quantity supplied will rise and the quantity demanded will fall, causing a surplus.

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.