Microeconomics, 5. Producer surplus for an individual and a market
Suppose the market for macaroons is perfectly competitive, so sellers take the market price as given. Kevin manages a bakery that offers macaroons for sale. The following graph plots Kevin's weekly supply curve (orange line). Point A represents a point along his supply curve. The price of macaroons is $2.25 per macaroon, which is given by the black horizontal line. Using the previous graph, you can determine that Kevin is willing to supply his 6th weekly macaroon for. Since he receives $2.25 per macaroon, the producer surplus earned from supplying the 6th macaroon is. Suppose the price of macaroons were to rise to $3.00 per macaroon. At this higher price, Kevin would receive a producer surplus of from the 6th macaroon he sells. The following graph plots the weekly market supply curve (orange line) for macaroons in a hypothetical small economy. Use the purple point (diamond symbol) to shade the area representing producer surplus (PS) when the price (P) of macaroons is $2.25 per macaroon. Then, use the green point (triangle symbol) to shade the area representing additional producer surplus when the price rises to $3.00 per macaroon.
Kevin's Weekly Supply
8.7
7.7 (Do 3.00
22
1.51
Price
0.79
12 QUANTITY (Macaroons)
Using the previous graph, you can determine that Kevin is willing to supply his 6th weekly macaroon for [s macaroon, the producer surplus earned from supplying the 6th macaroon is [S. Since he receives $2.25 per. Suppose the price of macaroons were to rise to $3.00 per mac. At this higher price, Kevin would receive a producer surplus of from the 6th macaroon he sells. The following graph plots the weekly market supply curve (orange line) for macaroons in a hypothetical small economy. Use the purple point (diamond symbol) to shade the area representing producer surplus (PS) when the price (P) of macaroons is $2.25 per macaroon. Then, use the green point (triangle symbol) to shade the area representing additional producer surplus when the price rises to $3.00 per macaroon.
Small Economy's Weekly Supply
9.00
8.25 7.50
Initial PS (P=$2.25)
3.00
(0o$=d) Sd (euogppv
ed
8 3.0
p=S3.00
P=$2.25 1.50
QUANTITY (Thousand Macaroons)