Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 89

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Consumer and Producer Surplus
-(Figure: Consumer and Producer Surplus) Look at the figure Consumer and Producer Surplus. If the price is held below equilibrium, producer surplus _____ and total surplus _____.

• A) decreases; decreases
• B) increases; stays the same
• C) decreases; stays the same
• D) increases; decreases

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Definitions:

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