consumer surplus
noun[UorC]
ukusECONOMICS
→buyer's surplus:
Theeconomicbenefittoindividualsis oftenmeasuredbyconsumersurplus.
Examplesofconsumer surplus
consumer surplus
The consumers primary goal is to maximizeconsumersurplus, i.e. purchase the product that best satisfies any combination of price and quality.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An example of a good with generally highconsumersurplusis drinking water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This ignores theconsumersurplusgenerated by an efficient and effective government supplied infrastructure.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soconsumersurpluswas recognised in an award for breach of contract.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The objective of a price skimming strategy is to capture theconsumersurplus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Consumersurplusis the area between the price line and the demand curve.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These authors suggest that the price of software should be based on itsconsumersurplus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also,consumersurplusand producer surplus are the same under such an import quota and a tariff.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The difference between the value to the consumer and the market price is calledconsumersurplus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The purpose of price discrimination is to transferconsumersurplusto the producer.
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