(Answered) The particular price that results in quantity supplied being equal to quantity demanded is the best…

➤ How do price ceilings or subsidies affect consumer surplus compared with equilibrium?
A price ceiling below equilibrium raises consumer surplus for those who buy at the lower price but creates shortages and deadweight loss. Subsidies lower prices and increase quantity, raising consumer surplus but imposing fiscal costs. Both change distribution and can reduce market efficiency or harm long-term supply incentives.