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Ch. 1 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Ch. 2 - Introductory Economic Models
Ch. 3 - Supply and Demand
Ch. 4 - Elasticity
Ch. 5 - Consumer and Producer Surplus; Price Ceilings and Floors
Ch. 6 - Introduction to Taxes and Subsidies
Ch. 7 - Externalities
Ch. 8 - The Types of Goods
Ch. 9 - International Trade
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Ch. 14 - Oligopoly
Ch. 15 - Markets for the Factors of Production
Ch. 16 - Income Inequality and Poverty
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Ch. 18 - Consumer Choice and Behavioral Economics
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Consumer Surplus and Willingness to Pay
Producer Surplus and Willingness to Sell
Economic Surplus and Efficiency
Quantitative Analysis of Consumer and Producer Surplus at Equilibrium
Price Ceilings, Price Floors, and Black Markets
Quantitative Analysis of Price Ceilings and Price Floors: Finding Points
Quantitative Analysis of Price Ceilings and Price Floors: Finding Areas
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Let's calculate consumer and producer surplus when we are given equations for supply and demand. Algebra time!

Concept #1: Quantitative Analysis of Consumer and Producer Surplus

Practice: The supply and demand curves for a product are as follows. What is consumer surplus in this market? 

QD = 15 - 2P
QS = -15 + P

Practice: The supply and demand curves for a product are as follows. What is producer surplus in this market?

QD = 15 - 2P
QS = -15 + P 

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