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2.AriseinthedemandforFrenchbreadleadstoanincreaseinproducersurplusinthe
marketforFrenchbread,asshowninFigure7-7.Theshiftofthedemandcurveleads
toanincreasedprice,whichincreasesproducersurplusfromareaAtoareaA+B+C.
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TheincreasedquantityofFrenchbreadbeingsoldincreasesthedemandforflour,asshowninFigure7-8.Asaresult,thepriceofflourrises,increasingproducersurplusfromareaDtoD+E+F.Notethataneventthataffectsproducersurplusinonemarketleadstoeffectsonproducersurplusinrelatedmarkets.
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sdemandscheduleis:
Price
QuantityDemanded
Morethan$7
$5to$7
1
$3to$5
2
$1to$3
3
$1orless
4
sdemandcurveisshowninFigure7-9.
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QuantityofWater
b.
c.
4.a.
Whenthepriceofabottleofwateris$4,Bertbuystwobottlesofwater.His
consumersurplusisshownasareaAinthefigure.Hevalueshisfirstbottleof
waterat$7,butpaysonly$4forit,sohasconsumersurplusof$3.Hevalues
hissecondbottleofwaterat$5,butpaysonly$4forit,sohasconsumersurplusof$1.ThusBert'
stotalconsumersurplusis$3+$1=$4,whichistheareaofAinthefigure.
Whenthepriceofabottleofwaterfallsfrom$4to$2,Bertbuysthreebottlesofwater,anincreaseofone.HisconsumersurplusconsistsofbothareasA
andBinthefigure,anincreaseintheamountofareaB.Hegetsconsumer
surplusof$5fromthefirstbottle($7valueminus$2price),$3fromthesecondbottle($5valueminus$2price),and$1fromthethirdbottle($3valueminus$2price),foratotalconsumersurplusof$9.Thusconsumersurplus
risesby$5(whichisthesizeofareaB)whenthepriceofabottleofwaterfallsfrom$4to$2.
Ernie'
ssupplyscheduleforwateris:
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QuantitySupplied
Lessthan$1
ErniessupplycurveisshowninFigure7-10.
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6
5・B
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2-
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Whenthepriceofabottleofwateris$4,Erniesellstwobottlesofwater.His
producersurplusisshownasareaAinthefigure.Hereceives$4forhisfirst
bottleofwater,butitcostsonly$1toproduce,soErniehasproducersurplusof$3.Healsoreceives$4forhissecondbottleofwater,whichcosts$3toproduce,sohehasproducersurplusof$1.ThusErnie'
stotalproducersurplusis$3+$1=$4,whichistheareaofAinthefigure.
Whenthepriceofabottleofwaterrisesfrom$4to$6,Erniesellsthreebottlesofwater,anincreaseofone.HisproducersurplusconsistsofbothareasAandBinthefigure,anincreasebytheamountofareaB.Hegetsproducer
surplusof$5fromthefirstbottle($6priceminus$1cost),$3fromthesecondbottle($6priceminus$3cost),and$1fromthethirdbottle($6priceminus$5price),foratotalproducersurplusof$9.Thusproducersurplusrisesby$5
5.a.
(whichisthesizeofareaB)whenthepriceofabottleofwaterrisesfrom$4to$6.
FromErnie'
ssupplyscheduleandBert'
sdemandschedule,thequantity
demandedandsuppliedare:
$2
6
Onlyapriceof$4bringssupplyanddemandintoequilibrium,withanequilibriumquantityof2.
Atapriceof$4,consumersurplusis$4andproducersurplusis$4,asshowninproblems3and4.Totalsurplusis$4+$4=$8.
IfErnieproducedonefewerbottle,hisproducersurpluswoulddeclineto$3,asshowninproblem4.IfBertconsumedonefewerbottle,hisconsumer
surpluswoulddeclineto$3,asshowninproblem3.Sototalsurpluswould
d.
declineto$3+$3=$6.
IfErnieproducedoneadditionalbottleofwater,hiscostwouldbe$5,butthepriceisonly$4,sohisproducersurpluswoulddeclineby$1.IfBert
consumedoneadditionalbottleofwater,hisvaluewouldbe$3,butthepriceis$4,sohisconsumersurpluswoulddeclineby$1.Sototalsurplusdeclines
by$1+$1=$2.
6.
a.
Theeffectoffallingproductioncostsinthemarketforstereosresultsinashifttotherightinthesupplycurve,asshowninFigure7-11.Asaresult,the
equilibriumpriceofstereosdeclinesandtheequilibriumquantityincreases.
ThedeclineinthepriceofstereosincreasesconsumersurplusfromareaAtoA
+B+C+D,anincreaseintheamountB+C+D.Priortotheshiftinsupply,
producersurpluswasareasB+E(theareaabovethesupplycurveandbelow
theprice).Aftertheshiftinsupply,producersurplusisareasE+F+G.So
producersurpluschangesbytheamountF+G-B,whichmaybepositiveornegative.Theincreaseinquantityincreasesproducersurplus,whilethedeclineinthepricereducesproducersurplus.Sinceconsumersurplusrises
byB+C+DandproducersurplusrisesbyF+G-B,totalsurplusrisesbyC+D+F+G.
Ifthesupplyofstereosisveryelastic,thentheshiftofthesupplycurvebenefitsconsumersmost.Totakethemostdramaticcase,supposethesupplycurvewerehorizontal,asshowninFigure7-12.Thenthereisno
producersurplusatall.Consumerscaptureallthebenefitsoffalling
productioncosts,withconsumersurplusrisingfromareaAtoareaA+B.
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Demand
QuantityofStereos
Figure7-12
7.Figure7-13showssupplyanddemandcurvesforhaircuts.Supplyequalsdemandat
aquantityofthreehaircutsandapricebetween$4and$5.FirmsA,C,andDshould
cutthehairofSallyJessy,Jerry,andMontel.Oprah'
swillingnesstopayistoolowand
firmB'
scostsaretoohigh,sotheydonotparticipate.Themaximumtotalsurplusistheareabetweenthedemandandsupplycurves,whichtotals$11($8valueminus$2costforthefirsthaircut,plus$7valueminus$3costforthesecond,plus$5value
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minus$4costforthethird).
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8.a.Theeffectoffallingproductioncostsinthemarketforcomputersresultsina
shifttotherightinthesupplycurve,asshowninFigure7-14.Asaresult,the
equilibriumpriceofcomputersdeclinesandtheequilibriumquantityincreases.
ThedeclineinthepriceofcomputersincreasesconsumersurplusfromareaAtoA+B+C+D,anincreaseintheamountB+C+D.
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Priortotheshiftinsupply,producersurpluswasareasB+E(theareaabovethesupplycurveandbelowtheprice).Aftertheshiftinsupply,producer
surplusisareasE+F+G.SoproducersurpluschangesbytheamountF+G-B,whichmaybepositiveornegative.Theincreaseinquantityincreases
producersurplus,whilethedeclineinthepricereducesproducersurplus.
SinceconsumersurplusrisesbyB+C+DandproducersurplusrisesbyF+G-B,totalsurplusrisesbyC+D+F+G.
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QuantityofAddingMachines
Figure7-15
b.Sinceaddingmachinesaresubstitutesforcomputers,thedeclineintheprice
ofcomputersmeansthatpeoplesubstitutecomputersforaddingmachines,shiftingthedemandforaddingmachinestotheleft,asshowninFigure7-15.
Theresultisadeclineinboththeequilibriumpriceandequilibriumquantityofaddingmachines.Consumersurplusintheadding-machinemarketchanges
fromareaA+BtoA+C,anetgainofC-B.Producersurpluschangesfrom
areaC+D+EtoareaE,anetlossofC+D.Addingmachineproducersare
sadabouttechnologicaladvaneeincomputersbecausetheirproducersurplusdeclines.
c.Sincesoftwareandcomputersarecomplements,thedeclineinthepriceand
increaseinthequantityofcomputersmeansthatpeople'
sdemandfor
softwareincreases,shiftingthedemandforsoftwaretotheright,asshowninFigure7-16.Theresultisanincreaseinboththepriceandquantityofsoftware.ConsumersurplusinthesoftwaremarketchangesfromB+CtoA+B,anetincreaseofA-C.ProducersurpluschangesfromEtoC+D+E,anincreaseofC+D,sosoftwareproducersshouldbehappyaboutthetechnologicalprogressincomputers.
d.Yes,thisanalysishelpsexplainwhyBillGatesisonetheworld'
srichestm
sincehiscompanyproducesalotofsoftwarethat'
sacomplementwith
computersandtherehasbeentremendoustechnologicaladvaneein
computers.
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9.a.Figure7-17illustratesthedemandformedicalcare.Ifeachprocedurehasa
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priceof$100,quantitydemandedwillbeQ1procedures.
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b.Ifconsumerspayonly$20perprocedure,thequantitydemandedwillbeQ2
procedures.Sincethe