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Cambridge AS & A Level Economics

2.5Consumer and producer surplus

Consumer and producer surplus in Cambridge AS & A Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 2.5.1Explain the meaning and significance of consumer surplus.
  2. 2.5.2Explain the meaning and significance of producer surplus.
  3. 2.5.3Explain the causes of changes in consumer and producer surplus.
  4. 2.5.4Explain how PED and PES determine the extent of these changes.

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  • Consumer surplus and producer surplus

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Consumer and producer surplus: sample question

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On a diagram, producer surplus is the area

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