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Consumer surplus tends to be small when


A) demand is price elastic.
B) supply is price elastic.
C) demand is price inelastic.
D) supply is price inelastic.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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The major advantage of allowing free markets to allocate resources is that the outcome of the allocation is efficient when particular assumptions hold true.

A) True
B) False

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If it costs Wilfred the window cleaner €9.60 to clean the windows in a house but he is paid €15.00 for doing the job


A) Wilfred's customer receives consumer surplus of €5.40.
B) Wilfred's customer receives consumer surplus of €15.00.
C) Wilfred's receives producer surplus of €5.40.
D) Wilfred's receives producer surplus of €9.60.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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A buyer's willingness to pay is that buyer's


A) minimum amount they are willing to pay for a good.
B) producer surplus.
C) consumer surplus.
D) maximum amount they are willing to pay for a good.
E) estimation of the cost of production.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Suppose that the price of a new bicycle is €300. Natalie values a new bicycle at €400. It costs €200 for the seller to produce the new bicycle. What is the value of total surplus if Natalie buys a new bike?


A) €500
B) €300
C) €200
D) €400
E) €100

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Tammy loves croissants. The table shown reflects the value Tammy places on each croissants she eats: ​  Value of first croissant 0.60 Value of second croissant 0.50 Value of third croissant 0.40 Value of fourth croissant 0.30 Value of fifth croissant 0.20 Value of sixth croissant 0.10\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Value of first croissant } & € 0.60 \\\hline \text { Value of second croissant } & € 0.50 \\\hline \text { Value of third croissant } & € 0.40 \\\hline \text { Value of fourth croissant } & € 0.30 \\\hline \text { Value of fifth croissant } & € 0.20 \\\hline \text { Value of sixth croissant } & € 0.10 \\\hline\end{array} ​ a. Use this information to construct Tammy's demand curve for croissants. b. If the price of croissants is €0.20, how many croissants will Tammy buy? c. Show Tammy's consumer surplus on your graph. How much consumer surplus would she have at a price of €0.20? d. If the price of croissants rose to €0.40, how many croissants would she purchase now? What would happen to Tammy's consumer surplus? Show this change on your graph.

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Medical care clearly enhances people's lives. Therefore, we should consume medical care until


A) everyone has as much as they would like.
B) the benefit buyers place on medical care is equal to the cost of producing it.
C) buyers receive no benefit from another unit of medical care.
D) we are forced to cut back on the consumption of other goods.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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What is producer surplus, and how is it measured?

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Producer surplus measures the benefit to...

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Producer surplus is the area


A) below the supply curve and above the price.
B) below the demand curve and above the supply curve.
C) below the demand curve and above the price.
D) above the demand curve and below the price.
E) above the supply curve and below the price.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Refer to the image below. Suppose producer surplus is larger than C but smaller than A+B+C. The price of the good must be ​ Refer to the image below. Suppose producer surplus is larger than C but smaller than A+B+C. The price of the good must be ​   ​ A)  lower than P1. B)  P1. C)  between P1 and P2. D)  higher than P2.


A) lower than P1.
B) P1.
C) between P1 and P2.
D) higher than P2.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Consumer surplus is the area


A) below the demand curve and above the price.
B) above the supply curve and below the price.
C) above the demand curve and below the price.
D) below the supply curve and above the price.
E) below the demand curve and above the supply curve.

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Producer surplus is a measure of the unsold inventories of suppliers in a market.

A) True
B) False

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What is the relationship between the demand curve and the willingness to pay?

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Because the demand curve shows...

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If a benevolent social planner chooses to produce less than the equilibrium quantity of a good, then


A) total surplus is maximized.
B) the value placed on the last unit of production by buyers exceeds the cost of production.
C) producer surplus is maximized.
D) the cost of production on the last unit produced exceeds the value placed on it by buyers.
E) consumer surplus is maximized.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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An example of positive analysis is studying


A) how market forces produce equilibrium.
B) whether equilibrium outcomes are fair.
C) whether equilibrium outcomes are socially desirable.
D) if income distributions are fair.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A supply curve can be used to measure producer surplus because it reflects


A) the actions of sellers.
B) quantity supplied.
C) sellers' costs.
D) the amount that will be purchased by consumers in the market.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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This table refers to five possible buyers' willingness to pay for a take-away meal. ?  Buyer  Willingness To  Pay  David 8.50 Laura 7.00 Megan 5.50 Mallory 4.00 Audrey 3.50\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Buyer } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Willingness To } \\\text { Pay }\end{array} \\\hline \text { David } & € 8.50 \\\hline \text { Laura } & € 7.00 \\\hline \text { Megan } & € 5.50 \\\hline \text { Mallory } & € 4.00 \\\hline \text { Audrey } & € 3.50 \\\hline\end{array} ? Refer to the table above. If the market price is €5.50, the consumer surplus in the market will be ?


A) €3.00.
B) €4.50.
C) €15.50.
D) €21.00.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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What is consumer surplus, and how is it measured?

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Consumer surplus measures the benefit to...

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If the demand curve in a market is stationary, consumer surplus decreases when the price in that market increases.

A) True
B) False

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Total surplus is the seller's cost minus the buyer's willingness to pay.

A) True
B) False

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