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Microeconomics

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ISBN:9781337617406

Author:Roger A. Arnold

Publisher:Roger A. Arnold

Chapter4: Prices: Free, Controlled, And Relative

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The demand and supply functions for box office movie rentals on satellite TV are given as:

Qd =200 000 -4 000P and Qs = 20 000 + 2 000P

3.1 Calculate the consumer and producer surplus in this market. If the government implements a price ceiling of $15 on the price of rental service, calculate the new levels of consumer and producer surplus. Are all consumers better off? Are producers better off?

Definition Definition Consumer surplus is the consumers' gain from trade. The consumer surplus is the area below the demand curve but above the equilibrium price, up to the equilibrium quantity. Producer surplus is the producer's gain from trade. The producer surplus is the area above the supply curve but below the equilibrium price, up to the equilibrium quantity. Consumer surplus is represented by Area A and producer surplus is represented by Area B.

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