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A-LevelEconomicsDemand and SupplyFeb/Mar 2019Paper 1 Q131 Mark

Producer surplus is the difference between

Athe consumer surplus from the good and the producers' total cost of supplying the good.
Bthe highest price that the consumer would be willing to pay for the good and the price the producer actually sold it for.
Cthe lowest price that the producer would accept for the good and the price the producer actually sold it for.
Dthe quantity that the producers manufacture in a week and the amount sold to consumers in that week.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Feb/Mar 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Demand and Supply and is worth 1 mark.

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