"If the price of a ticket to Sea World exceeds the marginal cost of the ticket by $13, a producer surplus exists for Sea World." Is this statement true or false?

What will be an ideal response?


The statement is true. Anytime the price exceeds the marginal cost, there is a producer surplus. In this case, the producer surplus is $13.

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