Question

Welfare analysis: Basic conceptsIdentify whether each of the following statements best illustrates the concept of consumer surplus, producer surplus, or neither. Statement Consumer Producer Neither Surplus Surplus I sold a used laptop for $149, even though I was willing to go as low as $140 in order to sell it. I sold a watch for $59 on eBay last week. This week, someone offered me $145 for it. Even though I was willing to pay up to $46 for a jersey sweater, I bought a jersey sweater for only $39.

Answer 1

Producer surplus

Neither

Consumer surplus

Step-by-step explanation:

Consumer surplus is the difference between the willingness to pay of a consumer and the price of the good.

Producer surplus is the difference between the price of the good and the least price the seller is willing to sell his product.

1. Price = $149

least price seller was willing to sell his laptop = $140.

Hence it's producer surplus.

2. Price = $59

there's no information on the least price the seller was willing to sell or the highest amount the buyer was willing to buy.

hence it's neither producer or consumer surplus

3. Price = $39

highest amount buyer was willing to buy = $46

Hence, it's consumer surplus

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