Producer Surplus Is

question 315

Multiple Choice

Producer surplus is

• A) the difference between how much a consumer would be willing to pay to consume a good and the amount actually paid to purchase the good.
• B) the difference between the actual price of a good and the amount a producer is willing to accept given its costs.
• C) equal to accounting profit.
• D) equal to economic profit.

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