Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781259655500
Author: David C Colander
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 1QE
To determine
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What happens to total surplus when producer surplus decreases and consumer surplus increases?
Can you help me with this please? If there is a surplus of goods in the market would that still lead to a producer surplus?
Producer surplus being defined as the amount a seller is paid for a good minus the sellers cost of providing it. 
When does a producer surplus occur?
a. when individuals pay less than the maximum amount they would have been willing to pay for a good or service
b. when producers sell a product for the exact minimum amount they would be willing to accept
c. when producers sell a product for less than the minimum amount they would be willing to accept
d. when producers sell a product for more than the minimum amount they would be willing to accept
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