Market equilibrium & Consumer surplus + producer surplus

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Equilibrium

when Qd = Qs

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Disequilibrium

Surplus: Qs > Qd

Shortage: Qs < Qd

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Price Signals

Information that prices of a good can convey in order to efficiently allocate resources in the market

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Consumer Surplus

The difference between what you are willing to buy and what you actually pay

CS = Buyer’s max - price

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Producer surplus

difference between the price the producer recieved and how much they were willing to sell it for.

PS = Price - Seller’s min

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How do you calculate CS and PS?

  1. Identify the triangle on the graph

  2. Calculate area of triangle