The buyers' willingness to pay can be represented through...
The demand curve
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The sellers' costs of producing a good can be represented through..
The supply curve
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The consumer surplus benefits the...
Buyer
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The producer surplus benefits the...
Seller
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What is the total surplus?
The sum of consumer and producer surplus, the total benefit in society/economy
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What is welfare economics?
The study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being
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What is willingness to pay?
Maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a good
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How is consumer surplus calculated?
A buyer's willingness to pay minus the price the buyer actually pays
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The price on the demand curve represents...
The willingness to pay of the marginal buyer
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On the demand curve, the consumer surplus is...
The area below the demand curve and above the price
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When the price falls, the consumer surplus...
Increases
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What is cost?
The value of everything a seller must give up to produce a good
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How is producer surplus calculated?
The amount a seller is paid for a good minus the seller's cost
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The price on the supply curve represents...
The willingness to supply by the marginal seller
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How is producer surplus represented on the supply curve?
The area above the supply curve and below the price
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When price rises, the producer surplus...
Increases
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Total surplus is...
The value to buyers + cost to sellers
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What is efficiency?
Allocation that maximizes total surplus
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What is equity?
Fair distribution of well-being in society
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At the market equilibrium price, buyers...
Who value the product more purchase it
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A free market allocates goods to buyers with...
The highest willingness to pay
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At the market equilibrium price, sellers...
With the lowest costs produce the product
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How does a free market affect sellers?
Makes the most efficient sellers to produce
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T/F: Total surplus is minimized at the market equilibrium
False. It is maximized at the market equilibrium
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If the amount produced is smaller than the equilibrium quantity... 1. The value of the product to buyers is \__________ than the cost to sellers 2. Total surplus would rise if output \____________
1. The value of the product to buyers is greater than the cost to sellers 2. Total surplus would rise if output increases
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If the amount produced is larger than the equilibrium quantity... 1. The value of the product to buyers is \__________ than the cost to sellers 2. Total surplus would rise if output \__________
1. The value of the product to buyers is less than the cost to sellers 2. Total surplus would rise if output decreases
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Markets are efficient when
There are perfectly competitive markets and no externalities
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T/F Market equilibrium may not be efficient if perfectly competitive markets and no externalities exist
True
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T/F: If there is market failure public policy will not remedy it
False, it can potentially remedy it
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Inefficiency means...
Market outcome with less than maximum total surplus, leads to deadweight loss