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Calculate the consumers surplus, producer surplus. and total surplus when no price restrictions are in place

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1. What are consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus measuring? to a current market.
Total Surplus measures the gain from trade due
Producer surplus means Price minus cost, Consumer Surplus is willingness
2. Assume the equilibrium quantity in a competitive market is 6 and the equilibrium price is 16. to pay minus
Also assume the highest willingness to pay is 40 and the lowest cost is 4. Calculate the consumer Price.
surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus for this market. (CS)40-16 =24
24 + 12 = 40-16 +16 -4 = 40-4 = (ps) 16 = 4 = 12
3. Describe what is meant by a market outcome being "efficient". The total Surplus is 36.
outcome means by being, efficient
when all information is complete and no cost.
what a market
is
4. Consider the market for corn described in the graphical model below:
There
P
9
7
is a Shilift in elasticity of Demand.
1
S
3
-deightweight loss
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a) Calculate the consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus when no price
restrictions are in place.
P floor
Q
b) Calculate the consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus with the price floor in
place. The price floor is of the supply is 1
c) Explain if the market more efficient or less efficient with the price floor?
I think it shows that the market is less efficient with the price floor,
d) What is a deadweight loss? Is there a deadweight loss in the corn market without the
price floor? If yes, calculate it. No there
wouldn't ble w
loss without the Price floor
any deadweight
e) Is there a deadweight loss in the corn market with the price floor? If yes, calculate it.
There is
a deightweight loss in the corn market
the price floor.
with
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