6. In the market depicted to the right, we consider the implications of imposing an effective price floor at a price of 10. By "effective" we mean a price floor that is appropriately supported by government actions, so that 10 is the actual price found in the market. From the graph it is clear that at a price of 10, the desired quantity supplied is 12 units while the desired quantity demanded is 3 units; resulting in a surplus of 9 units.

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