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What are the positive

and negative economic effects of rent control? 

Question 4 — Rent Control (40 points) Let the demand and supply functions for one-bedroom rental housing in San Francisco be givenby QD = 449,000 — 200R , and Q3 = -1000 + 100R, where R is the monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment. 3) (10) What is the equilibrium rent, R*, and quantity of housing on the market, Q*? Graphyour answer, showing the equilibrium P“, Q*. h) (10) What happens in the market when we institute rent control: rents are capped at IT = $1000 per month. What is Q3? Is there a shortage or a surplus as a result?Illustrate on your graph above. c) (10) What is the change in consumer surplus, producer surplus and social welfare fromthe price ceiling? d) (10) What are the positive and negative economic effects of rent control?