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The option which correctly explains when the market for a good can be considered as efficient.
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What is meant by consumer surplus?
a
It is the total quantity of a good bought by a consumer divided by the price paid.
b
It is a measure of an individual consumer's utility from the consumption of a good.
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It is the difference between a consumer's maximum willingness to pay and the price.
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It is a measure of the total benefit to consumers from the purchase of a good.
Question 1
Suppose the demand and supply for eggs in a small economy are given by:
QD=100-20P
Qs=-20+40P
Where, Qo and Qs are in thousand dozen of eggs and P is the price per dozen of eggs.
a.
b.
Find the total surplus if only 50 thousand dozen eggs are produced and
sold. Indicate the area of total surplus in a figure.
Find the total surplus if 80 thousand dozen eggs are produced and sold.
Indicate the area of total surplus in a figure.
Suppose eggs can be imported to the domestic egg market and domestic consumers can
buy any amount at $1.5 per dozen.
d.
Comparing to part a, compute the change in consumer surplus.
e.
For the change in consumer surplus in d, compute the change in consumer
surplus for new consumers and the change in consumer surplus to initial consumers.
Find the consumer surplus, producer surplus and total surplus at the
market equilibrium. Draw a well-labeled figure to illustrate the surpluses.
C.
If the demand curve for chocolate bars is downward sloping and the supply of it decreases, there is __ in consumer surplus; a. an increase, b. no change, c. it's impossible to tell what will happen to consumer surplus, d. a decrease
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- When the market price is set above the equilibrium price: A.consumer surplus is decreased. B.All of these are true. C.efficiency does not occur. D.total surplus is not maximized.arrow_forwardThe demand curve for cookies is downward-sloping. When the price of cookies is $2, the quantity demanded is 100. If the price rises to $3, what happens to consumer surplus? a. It falls by less than $100. b. It falls by more than $100. c. It rises by less than $100. d. It rises by more than $100.arrow_forwardThe area under the demand curve up to unit Q 1 represents the total ____ of Q 1 to society. A. surplus B. gain C. cost D. benefitarrow_forward
- What is the term used to describe the situation where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes total surplus? A. Pareto efficiency B. Market equilibrium C. Social welfare D. Deadweight lossarrow_forwardOn a graph, consumer surplus is represented by the area a. between the demand and supply curves. b. below the demand curve and above price. c. below the price and above the supply curve. d. below the demand curve and to the right of equilibrium price.arrow_forwardThe graph shows the market for wool. Draw a shape that represents the consumer surplus from wool. Label it CS. Draw a shape that represents the producer surplus from wool. Label it PS. Consumer surplus from wool equals and the producer surplus from wool equals $ The market for wool is efficient because_________ O A. at the market equilibrium marginal benefit equals marginal cost, and total surplus is maximized O B. the market is producing the maximum possible quantity given the constraints on technology and capital O C. consumer surplus is greater than producer surplus O D. consumer surplus is greater than zero 10.00- 9.00- 8.00- 7.00- 6.00- 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00- 1.00 Price (dollars per pound) 3.00 0.00+ 0 10 20 30 D S 60 70 40 50 Quantity (pounds per day) >>> Draw only the objects specified in the question.arrow_forward
- Suppose demand for a good is QD = 100 - P and supply is QS = -20 + P. What is the consumer surplus? a. 200 b. 400 c. 600 d. 800arrow_forwardIf marginal benefit is equal to marginal cost, then the: A. sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus equals zero. B. market has squeezed out total surplus so that it equals zero. C.sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus is as large as possible. D.producer surplus is equal to the consumer surplus.arrow_forwardHow do I find the consumer and producer surplus?arrow_forward
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