Micro Ch. 7 Practice Questions
$50.
Brock is willing to pay $400 for a new suit, but he is able to buy the suit for $350. His consumer surplus is
$20.
Chuck would be willing to pay $20 to attend a dog show, but he buys a ticket for $15. Chuck values the dog show at
$4.
If a consumer is willing and able to pay $20 for a particular good and if he pays $16 for the good, then for that consumer, consumer surplus amounts to
consumer does not purchase the good.
If a consumer places a value of $15 on a particular good and if the price of the good is $17, then theconsumer does not purchase the good.
consumer does not purchase the good.
If a consumer places a value of $20 on a particular good and if the price of the good is $25, then the
$360.
If the price decreases from $22 to $16 due to a shift in the supply curve, consumer surplus increases by
$10
Kelly is willing to pay $68 for a pair of shoes for a wedding. She finds a pair at her favorite outlet shoe store for $58. Kelly's consumer surplus is
decreases, and the consumer surplus in the market for red wine decreases.
A drought in California destroys many red grapes. As a result of the drought, the consumer surplus in the market for red grapes
$90.
Assume demand increases and as a result, equilibrium price increases to $22 and equilibrium quantity increases to 110. The increase in producer surplus due to new producers entering the market would be
$480.
Assume demand increases and as a result, equilibrium price increases to $22 and equilibrium quantity increases to 110. The increase in producer surplus to producers already in the market would be
$570.
Assume demand increases and as a result, equilibrium price increases to $22 and equilibrium quantity increases to 110. The increase in producer surplus would be
A+B+C.
At equilibrium, consumer surplus is represented by the area
D+H+F.
At equilibrium, producer surplus is represented by the area
A+B+C+D+H+F.
At equilibrium, total surplus is represented by the area
$480.
At the equilibrium price, consumer surplus is
$640.
At the equilibrium price, producer surplus is
$1,120.
At the equilibrium price, total surplus is
$8.
If Gina sells a shirt for $40, and her producer surplus from the sale is $32, her cost must have been
below the demand curve and above price.
On a graph, consumer surplus is represented by the area
$16, and the efficient quantity is 80.
The efficient price is
total surplus is maximized.
We can say that the allocation of resources is efficient if