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The total surplus in a market is a measure of the overall happiness of all market participants. It is equal to the sum of consumer and producer surpluses. A consumer's marginal benefit of each unit of consumption is also represented by each price along a demand curve.The distinction between what a client is willing to pay and what they spent for a product is thought because the consumer surplus. The distinction between the value|market value|value} and therefore the lowest price a producer is willing to require to make an honest is thought because the producer surplus.
Total Surplus = Consumer Surplus + Producer Surplus
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