What is producer surplus? How is it different from consumer surplus?


Consumer surplus is the difference between what a consumer is willing and able to pay and what a consumer actually has to pay for a good or service. On the other hand, producer surplus is the difference between the price at which a supplier is willing and able to supply and the price a supplier actually receives for selling a good or service.

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A) government spending and autonomous tax revenue. B) the demand for exports and the demand for imports. C) autonomous consumption and planned investment. D) government spending and investment.

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The most accurate quantitative time measure is:

a. Self-report or diary method b. Recall method c. Observation method d. A combination of all of the above methods to allow for cross checks.

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The rapid spread of ATMs has:

A. resulted from changes in banking laws. B. increased the demand for bank tellers. C. reduced the demand for bank tellers. D. increased the hourly wage paid to bank tellers.

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If the opportunity costs of producing a good increase as more of that good is produced, the economy's production possibility frontier will be

A. a negatively sloped straight line. B. negatively sloped and "bowed inward" toward the origin. C. negatively sloped and "bowed outward" from the origin. D. a positively sloped straight line.

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