Consider the market for gasoline. Buyers a. would lobby for a price floor, whereas sellers would lobby for a price ceiling. b. and sellers would lobby for a price ceiling.

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?