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| − | '''Consumer | + | '''Consumer Surplus''' is the net benefit a consumer obtains from buying a good. In supply and demand models, consumer surplus is represented as the value (price times quantity) captured above the price level but below the demand curve. |
In a [[monopoly]], the loss in [[total surplus]] (known as [[social loss]]) is from a reduction is the consumer surplus while [[producer surplus]] does not rise accordingly. However, if a monopoly can perfectly [[price discrimination|price discriminate]] the consumer surplus in the market will be zero, since the monopoly extracts all benefits — however, there will not be any [[deadweight loss]] and the market will be efficient. | In a [[monopoly]], the loss in [[total surplus]] (known as [[social loss]]) is from a reduction is the consumer surplus while [[producer surplus]] does not rise accordingly. However, if a monopoly can perfectly [[price discrimination|price discriminate]] the consumer surplus in the market will be zero, since the monopoly extracts all benefits — however, there will not be any [[deadweight loss]] and the market will be efficient. | ||
[[Category:Economics]] | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Revision as of 06:16, November 25, 2007
Consumer Surplus is the net benefit a consumer obtains from buying a good. In supply and demand models, consumer surplus is represented as the value (price times quantity) captured above the price level but below the demand curve.
In a monopoly, the loss in total surplus (known as social loss) is from a reduction is the consumer surplus while producer surplus does not rise accordingly. However, if a monopoly can perfectly price discriminate the consumer surplus in the market will be zero, since the monopoly extracts all benefits — however, there will not be any deadweight loss and the market will be efficient.