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The price that maximizes the economic surplus in a market.

The price that maximizes the economic surplus in a market.

Solution Summary: The author explains the difference between the consumer's willing price and the actual price. The aggregate of consumer surplus and producer surplus is known as the economic surplus.

Macroeconomics (7th Edition)

Macroeconomics (7th Edition)

7th Edition

ISBN: 9780134738314

Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien

Publisher: PEARSON

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Definition Definition Consumer surplus is the consumers' gain from trade. The consumer surplus is the area below the demand curve but above the equilibrium price, up to the equilibrium quantity. Producer surplus is the producer's gain from trade. The producer surplus is the area above the supply curve but below the equilibrium price, up to the equilibrium quantity. Consumer surplus is represented by Area A and producer surplus is represented by Area B.

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