Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319113278
Author: David Anderson, Margaret Ray
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 50, Problem 1CYU
To determine

Total market surplus in equilibrium

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From the tables, the quantity supplied at a price of $0.50 is equal to the quantity demanded, therefore the price of $0.50 is the equilibrium price. At this price, the unit or quantity of five peppers would be bought and sold whereas C would buy 3 peppers with $0.40 of consumer

surplus on the first unit and $0.20 on the second. And, J would buy 2 peppers with a consumer surplus of $0.30 on the first and $0.10 on the second unit. Therefore, the total consumer surplus is

$1.00.

Moreover, from producers, Ca supplied 3 peppers with a producer surplus of $0.40 on the first unit, $0.40 on the second, and $0.10 on the third unit. And, Ja would supply 2 units and receive a producer surplus of $0.20 on

The first unit and $0.00 on the second and therefore, the total producer surplus would be $1.10.

Therefore, the total market surplus would be:

  = Consumers’ surplus+producers’ surplus= $1.00 + $1.10= $2.10.

Economics Concept Introduction

Introduction: Any excess in production, earnings, or the supply of goods is called surplus which is more than the need.

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