(Figure: Price and Quantity VII) Refer to Figure: Price and Quantity

question 101

Essay

(Figure: Price and Quantity VII) Refer to Figure: Price and Quantity VII to answer the following questions.
a. What is the area of consumer surplus before the increase in demand?
b. What is the area of producer surplus before the increase in demand?
c. What is the area of consumer surplus after the increase in demand?
d. What is the area of producer surplus after the increase in demand?
e. What is the area of the deadweight loss after the increase in demand?

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