The accompanying diagram shows the demand and supply curves for taxi rides in New York City. At E1 the market is at equilibrium with 600 million miles of rides transacted at an equilibrium price of $2.50. Calculate each of the following (round to the nearest million):           Consumer surplus:_________ Million       Producer surplus:________ Million       Total surplus:________ Million

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The accompanying diagram shows the demand and supply curves for taxi rides in New York City. At E1 the market is at equilibrium with 600 million miles of rides transacted at an equilibrium price of $2.50. Calculate each of the following (round to the nearest million):
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer surplus:_________ Million
 
 
 
Producer surplus:________ Million
 
 
 
Total surplus:________ Million

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Price
(dollars per mile)
$5.00
3.50
E1
2.50
E2
1.83
1.30
0.50
(after
D Uber)
D
0
240 400
600
840
1,200
Quantity of taxi rides
(millions of miles)
S
Transcribed Image Text:Price (dollars per mile) $5.00 3.50 E1 2.50 E2 1.83 1.30 0.50 (after D Uber) D 0 240 400 600 840 1,200 Quantity of taxi rides (millions of miles) S
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