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Ceteris paribus, a decrease in the demand for soda leads to:
A a decrease in the price of soda and a decrease in producer surplus.
B a decrease in the price of soda and an increase in producer surplus.
C an increase in the price of soda and a decrease in producer surplus.
D an increase in the price of soda and an increase in producer surplus.
Under the ceteris paribus ( other thing being equal ) assumption, a decrease in demand for soda leads to :
As you can see in the figure above,
At first, the initial equilibrium price of soda was = P1
and the initial equilibrium quantity of soda was = Q1
Here, the initial producer surplus( producer surplus is the area below the price and above the supply curve )was equal to the area of the triangle OP1A
But, as we have a decrease in the demand for soda, the demand curve shifts to the left from D1 to D2.
Here, the new equilibrium price of soda was = P2
and the new equilibrium quantity of soda was = Q2
Here, the producer surplus decreases from the area of triangle OP1A to becoming equal to the area of triangle OP2B
That's why we clearly see that the price falls ( from P1to P2 ), and we also observe a decrease in the producer surplus ( from OP1A to OP2B )
Therefore, when there is a decrease in demand for soda, it leads to