The Total Producer Surplus for a Good CANNOT Be Calculated

question 73

Multiple Choice

The total producer surplus for a good CANNOT be calculated as the:

• A)sum of the individual producer surpluses for all sellers of the good.
• B)area below the supply curve for the good up to the quantity of the good sold.
• C)area above the supply curve and below the price that sellers receive for the good being sold.
• D)sum,for all sellers of the good,of the difference between what each seller receives and the minimum amount he or she is willing to accept for selling the good.

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