oue A subsidy is a: a tax designed to encourage particular purchases or productive activities. form of tax. government regulation of the quantity sold in a market. government payment designed to encourage particular purchases or productive activities. D a A B. A subsidy for buyers of a product shifts the: supply curve to the left. demand curve to the left. demand curve to the right. supply curve to the right. co due o A price ceiling is: the maximum price that a seller can charge in a market. any price above the equilibrium price. the average price that a seller can charge in a market. the minimum price that a seller can charge in a market. A binding price floor is: always at the equilibrium price. always below the equilibrium price. the maximum price that a seller can charge in a market. always above the equilibrium price.