Question

The following graph shows the supply curve for a group of students looking to sell used smartphones. Each student has only one used smartphone to sell. Each rectangular segment under the supply curve represents the “cost,” or minimum acceptable price, for one student. Assume that anyone who has a cost just equal to the market price is willing to sell his or her used smartphone.

1. Region A (the purple shaded area) represents the total producer surplus when the market price is (Blank) , while Region B (the grey shaded area) represents the change in total producer surplus when the market price changes from $100 to $140 .

In the following table, indicate which statements are true or false based on the information provided on the previous graph.
2. Assuming each student receives a positive surplus, Sam will always receive less producer surplus than Teresa. (True or False)

3. .Producer surplus is smaller when the price is $140 than when it is $100. (True or False)

3. In order for Beth to earn a producer surplus of exactly $60 from selling a used smartphone, the market price needs to be (Blank)

Answer 1

1. The market price that represents the total producer surplus is $140.

Statement                                                                                       True/False

2. Sam will always receive less producer surplus than Teresa.    False

3. When the price is $140 producer surplus is smaller than at $100.  False

4. For Beth to earn a producer surplus of exactly $60, the market price needs to be $240 ($180 + $60).

Data and Calculations:

                             Cost       Market Price             Producer Surplus

                             A            B              C             D = (B -A)     E = (C - A)

Lorenzo                $20       $100      $140             $80          $120

Naha                     $60       $100      $140            $40            $80

Sam                      $80       $100      $140            $20            $60

Teresa                $100       $100      $140              $0            $40

Andrew              $160       $100      $140           -$60           -$20

Beth                   $180       $100      $140           -$80           -$40

The producer surplus represents the excess of the market price over the price a seller is willing to sell an item.  For example, Teresa is willing to sell the smartphone at $100.  If the market price is $120, she gets a producer surplus of $20 ($120 - $100).

Thus, the market price for a used smartphone must exceed the seller's willingness price to produce a producer surplus.

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