PRICE (Dollars per used air fryer) 180 150 120 60 30 0 4 Clancy 1 X Eileen 00 Hubert Kate D + 0 00 Manuel 2 QUANTITY (Used air fryers) U Poornima (?)

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The following graph plots a supply curve (orange line) for a group of recent graduates looking to sell used air fryers. Each seller has only a single used air fryer available for sale. Think of each rectangular area beneath the supply curve as the “cost,” or minimum price that each seller is willing to accept. Assume that anyone who has a cost that equals the market price is willing to sell their used air fryer.

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Region X (the purple shaded area) represents total producer surplus when the market price is equal to $____ , while Region Y (the grey shaded area) represent ___________ when  the market price ________.

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In the following table, indicate which statements are true or false based on the information provided on the previous graph.
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Assuming each seller receives a positive surplus, Clancy will always receive less producer surplus than Eileen.
Producer surplus is larger when the price is $105 than when it is $75.
True False
In order for Poornima to earn a producer surplus of exactly $45 from selling a used air fryer, the market price must be $
Transcribed Image Text:In the following table, indicate which statements are true or false based on the information provided on the previous graph. Statement Assuming each seller receives a positive surplus, Clancy will always receive less producer surplus than Eileen. Producer surplus is larger when the price is $105 than when it is $75. True False In order for Poornima to earn a producer surplus of exactly $45 from selling a used air fryer, the market price must be $
PRICE (Dollars per used air fryer)
180
150
120
90
60
30
4
0
Clancy
1
хо
Eileen
Hubert
Kate
0+
Manuel
2
3
4
QUANTITY (Used air fryers)
Poornima
5
Сл
6
?
Transcribed Image Text:PRICE (Dollars per used air fryer) 180 150 120 90 60 30 4 0 Clancy 1 хо Eileen Hubert Kate 0+ Manuel 2 3 4 QUANTITY (Used air fryers) Poornima 5 Сл 6 ?
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