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Economic surplus and deadweight loss .

Economic surplus and deadweight loss .

Solution Summary: The author explains that there are two different surpluses: the consumer surplus and the producer surplus. The deadweight loss occurs when the market economy is not in its competitive equilibrium.

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ECONOMICS-W/MYECONLAB

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ISBN: 9780134833125

Author: Hubbard

Publisher: PEARSON

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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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