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In 1930 the Australian Football League (AFL), at the time the Victorian Football League (VFL), implemented a price ceiling wage on all AFL players known as the Coulter Law. The ceiling was 3 pounds, approximately $230 dollars in today's money. The market equilibrium price was 7.4 pounds and the equilibrium quantity of players was 450. The supply of players at the price ceiling is 300 whilst the willingness of clubs to pay for players is 12.7 pounds at the quantity of 300. What is the dead weight loss as a result of the price ceiling in pounds? Answer to the nearest two decimal places.

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In 1930 the Australian Football League (AFL), at the time the Victorian Football League (VFL), implemented a price ceiling wage on all AFL players known as the Coulter Law. The ceiling was 3 pounds, approximately $230 dollars in today's money. The market equilibrium price was 7.4 pounds and the equilibrium quantity of players was 450. The supply of players at the price ceiling is 300 whilst the willingness of clubs to pay for players is 12.7 pounds at the quantity of 300. What is the dead weight loss as a result of the price ceiling in pounds? Answer to the nearest two decimal places.

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Solution

The deadweight loss is the area of the triangle formed by the supply and demand curves and the price ceiling. The base of the triangle is the difference between the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied at the price ceiling, which is 450 - 300 = 150. The height of the triangle is the difference between the price ceiling and the equilibrium price, which is 7.4 - 3 = 4.4.

The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height.

So, the deadweight loss is 1/2 * 150 * 4.4 = 330 pounds.

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