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Five artists, Abby, Bobby, Dianne, Evaline and Carlos are willing to sell their paintings for $1,600; $1,300; $1,100; $900 and $800 respectively. If the market price is $2,000, the producer surplus in the market is:
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a
$10,000
b
$8,000
c
$5,700
d
$4,300
Producer Surplus is the difference between the minimum price at which producers are willing to supply a good and the price they actually receive.
Producer surplus for each individual will be =
= Market price - Price at which Producer is willing to sell
For Abby - 2000 - 1600 = $400
For Bobby - 2000 - 1300 = $700
For Dianne - 2000 - 1100 = $900
For Evaline = 2000 - 900 = $ 1100
For Carlos - 2000 - 800 = $1200
Producer surplus in the market will be sum of Producer Surplus of each individual.
Therefore,
Producer surplus =
= 400 +700 + 900 + 1100 + 1200
= $4300