Producer surplus
A) increases if market price rises and the supply curve does not shift.
B) decreases if market price rises and the supply curve does not shift.
C) is equal to the maximum price consumers are willing to pay.
D) is the same as the marginal cost.
E) always must equal consumer surplus.
A
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