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The impact of efficient allocation of resources.
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An efficient allocation of resources maximizesa. consumer surplus.b. producer surplus.c. consumer surplus plus producer surplus.d. consumer surplus minus producer surplus
When an economist refers to "an efficient allocation of resources," she typically means
is maximized.
Select one:
a. consumer surplus, but not producer surplus
b. producer surplus, but not consumer surplus
C. the sum of consumer and producer surplus
d. consumer surplus minus producer surplus
Why can total surplus never fall below zero in a market for goods and services?
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- For each scenario, decide whether it results in a producer or consumer surplus. Then calculate the resulting surplus. Alice is willing to spend $30$30 on a pair of jeans and has a coupon for $10$10 off. She purchases a pair of jeans that costs $35$35 pre-discount. Alice receives a Alice's surplus: $ Jeff finds steak in the supermarket priced at$16$16 but that he would have been willing to pay $20$20 for. The butcher notices the meat is near the expiration date and gives him an extra 7575% off. Jeff receives a producer surplus. consumer surplus. Jeff's surplus: $ Nicole has a hockey puck from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and puts it up for sale on eBay. She will only sell the puck if the winning bid is greater than or equal to $500$500. After the bidding closes, the last bid stands at $501$501. Nicole receives a Nicole's surplus: $arrow_forwardWhat is a surplus? Define it and discuss how the market can return to equilibriumarrow_forwardFor cach of the scenarios, calculate the surplus and indicate if it is a producer surplus or a consumer surplus. Alice is willing to spend $30 on a pair of jeans, and has a coupon for $10 off which she found online. She selects and purchases a $35 pair of jeans which cost $35 pre-discount. Roy is willing to pay $2.50 for a sports drink. He puts $5.00 into the vending machine and pushes the button for the sports drink without noticing that the price has increased to $2.75 until he counts the change he gets back. Roy has a Roy's surplus: $ producer surplus. consumer surplus.arrow_forward
- Please answer The point of market equilibrium is？The consumers' surplus for the Red Marble market is？The producers' surplus for the Red Marble market is ？arrow_forwardPick a good or service that is produced in a competitive market. Explain why it satisfies the assumption of a competitive market. Pick a good or service not produced in a competitive market. Explain which assumption is violated.arrow_forwardWhen a market has a surplus, the quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. Select one: True Falsearrow_forward
- assume an initial market price of $5. identify the initial area of producer surplus (PS(sub 1) when the market price is $5. Next, assume that demand decreases and the market price falls to $4. draw new demand curve and then identify new areas of produce surplus (PS (sub 2)). Need help with graph Thank you Carolarrow_forwardThe graph shows the market for hamburgers, and the consumer surplus and producer surplus. What is total surplus? Total surplus is $ If the quantity demanded of hamburgers decreases by 80 an hour at each price, the demand curve shifts leftward from D, to D₁. Draw a point at the new equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. Draw a shape to show the new producer surplus and labelit PS. Draw a shape to show the new consumer surplus and label it CS. By how much does total surplus change when demand decreases? Total surplus by $. 0 9.00 8.00- 7.00- 6.00- 5.00- 4.00- 3.00 2.00 1.00- 0.00 Price (dollars per hamburger) 0 20 9.00 8.00 7.00- 6.00- 5.00- 4.00- 3.00 2.00 S 1.00 0.00- Price (dollars per hamburger) 0 D₁ Do 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Quantity (hamburgers per hour) S D 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Quantity (hamburgers per hour) Q Q Q ✔ >>> Draw only the objects specified in the question.arrow_forwardSuppose the daily demand curve for gasoline is as provided in the accompanying graph. a. Calculate the consumer surplus in the market for gasoline if the market price is $3.50. Consumer surplus = $ ___________ million Now suppose the price decreases to $2.50 per gallon. Move the price line on the graph to reflect this change, then calculate the new consumer surplus. New consumer surplus = $________millionarrow_forward
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