In: Economics
Consider a market with a perfectly elastic demand curve at p∗= 1,763 and a perfectly inelastic supply curve at q∗= 452. What is the Consumer Surplus? What is the Producer Surplus?
Consumer surplus = Consumer's willingness to pay - The market price
Producer surplus = The market price - Producer's willingness to accept the price
In case of a perfectly elastic demand curve , the price elasticity of demand is infinity. There will be no consumer surplus. Thus, in the given example,
Consumer surplus = $0
Producer surplus = p* x q* = 1,763 * 452 = $796,876