3. Consider the supply and demand graph below to answer three questions: (a) Use a letter to identify the area of maximum consumer surplus; (b) Use a letter to identify the area of maximum producer surplus; (c) Why is the output level shown by the vertical dashed line one that is allocatively efficient from a marginal cost and marginal benefit perspective?

Zone Use the ideas of consumer surplus and producer surplus to explain why economists say competitive markets are efficient. Why are below- or above-equilibrium levels of output inefficient, according to these two sets of ideas? When the consumers' utility goes beyond, goes below) the price paid, consumer surplus is generated. Likewise, when producers receive a price (greater, smaller ) than marginal cost, producer surplus is created. By producing up to the point where MB = MC, the maximum potential consumer surplus (CS) and producer surplus (PS) is generated. Producing (more. less ) than the equilibrium level means that potential surplus is left unrealized (underproduction). Overproduction subtracts from the surplus because society values the use of the additional resources in other pursuits more than it values them in consumption of that good.

Why can total surplus never fall below zero in a market for goods and services?

using the graph answer the following questions 8-9 listed on image 10. what is the size of social (total) surplus