Exam 4: Consumer and Producer Surplus
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Use the following to answer questions : Table: Willingness to Pay for Peanuts Consumer Willingness to Pay in Dollars Alvin \ 5 Theodore 3 Simon 6 Dave 2 George 10
-(Table: Willingness to Pay for Peanuts)Using the table Willingness to Pay for Peanuts,if the price of a bag of peanuts is $2,_____ would purchase a bag.
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If the government intervened in the market by lowering the price of a good below the equilibrium price,which scenario would NOT occur?
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An increase in the consumer surplus in the market for milkshakes may result from a(n)_____ in the _____ of milkshakes.
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Use the following to answer question 223: Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded Price Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied \ 0 100 25 5 90 40 10 80 55 15 70 70 20 60 85
-(Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded)Using the table Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded,if this market is in equilibrium and the demand and supply curves are linear,then the value of consumer surplus is:
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Figure: The Market for Hamburgers
-(Figure: The Market for Hamburgers)The figure The Market for Hamburgers shows the weekly market for hamburgers in Moncton.If the price of a burger is $2,consumer surplus will equal:

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Student Willingness to Pay Jessica \ 150 Jacquelyn 125 Brad 105 Robert 60 Gwen 25
-(Table: Consumer Surplus and Phantom Tickets)The table Consumer Surplus and Phantom Tickets shows each student's willingness to pay for a Phantom of the Opera ticket.Assume that each student wants to buy one ticket.If the price of a ticket to see Phantom of the Opera is $50,then Robert's consumer surplus is:
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Suppose purchases do not occur because the value of the good to the potential seller exceeds the value to a potential consumer.This situation will occur in:
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Suppose the market demand for TV remotes is given by the equation Qd = 100 - 2P,where P is the price and Qd is the number of TV remotes.If the market price of TV remotes is $40,then the quantity demanded equals _____ and the value of consumer surplus is _____.
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Assume that the supply curve for corn is upward sloping.In the market for corn,a primary input in the production of ethanol,total surplus _____ when the price of ethanol increases.
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We can measure the total consumer surplus for good X as the:
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When there is a positive amount of total surplus in a market,it means that the cost of producing the good is zero.
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Use the following to answer questions : Table: Willingness to Pay for Peanuts Consumer Willingness to Pay in Dollars Alvin \ 5 Theodore 3 Simon 6 Dave 2 George 10
-(Table: Willingness to Pay for Peanuts)Using the table Willingness to Pay for Peanuts,if the price of a bag of peanuts is $3,the total value of consumer surplus is equal to:
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One way to measure the gain to consumers from a drug that has the potential to reduce obesity is to measure what people are willing to pay for the good and subtract the amount they have to pay.
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Coffee and tea are substitutes in consumption.If there is an increase in the price of coffee,assuming a positively sloped supply curve and a negatively sloped demand curve,total surplus in the tea market:
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Use the following to answer question 25: Table: Economics Textbooks Consumer Price the Consumer Is Willing to Pay Eric \ 175 Margaret 150 Leah 100 Michael 75
-(Table: Economics Textbooks)The table Economics Textbooks shows how much money four consumers would be willing to pay for a new economics textbook.If the price of the textbook is $100,what is the total consumer surplus received by these consumers?
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Use the following to answer questions : Table: Willingness to Pay for Basketball Sneakers Consumer Willingness to Pay Jamichael \ 150 Corey 140 Rudy 120 Ray 100 Javon 80
-(Table: Willingness to Pay for Basketball Sneakers)The table Willingness to Pay for Basketball Sneakers shows each player's willingness to pay for basketball sneakers.Assume that each player wants to buy at most one pair of sneakers.If the price of basketball sneakers is $125,which players will purchase sneakers?
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Figure: Producer Surplus
-(Figure: Producer Surplus)Look at the figure Producer Surplus.When the price falls from $45 to $35,producer surplus _____ for a total producer surplus of _____.

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Prices above equilibrium on agricultural products like milk exist to maximize the consumer surplus.
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Suppose the market demand curve for TV remotes is given by the equation Qd = 100 - 2P,where P is the price and Qd is the number of TV remotes demanded.If the market price of TV remotes is $10,then the quantity demanded equals _____ and the value of consumer surplus is _____.
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