Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Cross elasticity of demand

Cross elasticity of demand — practice question

The table sets out the price Rashid is prepared to pay for each successive cake and the cost of producing it. If the price is $0.50 and Rashid purchases four cakes, what is the monetary value of the consumer surplus and the producer surplus?

  • Aconsumer surplus 0, producer surplus 0
  • Bconsumer surplus 0.15, producer surplus 0.10
  • Cconsumer surplus 0.85, producer surplus 0.60
  • Dconsumer surplus 2.85, producer surplus 1.40

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