(ii)
Area A in the chart above represents Bill’s consumer surplus because consumer surplus is the area trapped
between the demand curve, the line representing price, and the vertical axis.
(iii)
Area B in the chart above represents producer surplus because producer surplus is the area trapped between
the supply curve, the line representing price, and the vertical axis.
Q* Quantity
B
S
D
P*
Price
Q* Quantity
A
S
D
P*
Price
Microeconomics Full-Length Practice Test 2
Microeconomics Full-Length
Practice Test 2