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QUESTION 8 Consider the competitive market for cell phones in Figure 1, below. Which of the following statements is NOT true:
60 45 30 15 D 100 150 200 Quantity (cell phones per month) a) Efficient and the total surplus equals $2250 b) Inefficient and
Quantity a) Efficient and the total surplus equals $2250 b) Inefficient and the consumer surplus equals $1500 c) Efficient an
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Ans: Consumer surplus is a buyer's willingness to pay minus the amount the buyer actually pays. That is, consumer surplus is the area above the price and below the demand curve.

Producer surplus is the amount a seller is paid for a good minus the seller's costs. That is, producer surplus is the area below the price and above the supply curve.

Total surplus is the sum of Consumer and Producer Surplus.

Here the equilibrium price is 30 dollars per cellphone and equilibrium quantity is 100 cell phones per month.

Calculating Consumer and Producer surplus using the formula for area of a triangle= 1/2 * base * height

Here, Consumer surplus =  (1/2) * (100-0) * (60-30) = 1500 dollars

Here, Producer surplus =  (1/2) * (100-0) * (30-15) = 750 dollars

Therefore, Total Surplus = Consumer surplus + Producer surplus = 1500 dollars + 750 dollars = 2250 dollars

From the above found values, we can say that Producer surplus can't be $1500. Hence option e) is not correct while the rest of the statements are correct

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