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Suppose the demand for tacos decreases. What will happen to producer surplus in the market for tacos?

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Answer:

it decreases

Step-by-step explanation:

As a result of the decrease in demand for tacos, the price of tacos would fall, all other things remaining equal.

Producer surplus is the difference between the price of a good and the least price the seller is willing to sell the product. As a result of the fall in price, the producer surplus would decrease.

Assume that price of tacos before the fall in demand is $10

the least price, the seller is willing to sell tacos is $3.

Producer surplus = $10 - $3 = $7

After the fall in demand, price falls to $8

producer surplus becomes = $8 - $3 = $5

We can see that producer surplus fell

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