Question

Producer surplus in a perfectly competitive industry is the same thing as revenue. the difference between profit at the profit-maximizing output and profit at the profit-minimizing output. the difference between revenue and fixed cost. the difference between revenue and variable cost. the difference between revenue and total cost.

Answer 1

the difference between revenue and variable cost

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know that

Producer surplus is = Total Revenue - Total Variable Cost

So here we can see that the producer surplus would be the difference between the revenue & the variable cost in the industry i.e. perfectly competitive

Hence, the second last option is correct

And, the other options are wrong