Microeconomics
Microeconomics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 1QE
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Explain why the combination of consumer and producer surplus  not maximized if there is excess demand or supply

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If there is either excess supply or excess demand, the number of traders will be lesser than if price were allowed to move to its equilibrium price. Thus, there is a loss of surplus in the market.

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