wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

IFY - Consumer and Producer Surplus quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A limited edition package is sold only to 200 customers for $130 each. The average value of the package for the 200 customers is $180. What is the total consumer surplus? 

a)

$130

b)

$180

c)

$26,000

d)

$36,000

e)

$10,000

2.

What should we expect to happen if the consumer surplus of a trade is negative?

a)

The consumer gains no value from the trade.

b)

The consumer loses value from the trade.

c)

The consumer’s gain from trade is the absolute value of the consumer surplus.

d)

The trade does not happen.

3.

What does producer surplus measure?

a)

The difference between what producers receive and their minimum acceptable price

b)

The profit made by producers

c)

The total cost of production

d)

The quantity of goods supplied

4.

A price increase affects consumer surplus in which of the following ways?

a)

It decreases consumer surplus.

b)

It increases consumer surplus.

c)

It has no effect on consumer surplus.

d)

It causes consumer surplus to remain constant.

5.

How does a price decrease affect producer surplus?

a)

It increases producer surplus

b)

It decreases producer surplus

c)

It has no effect on producer surplus

d)

It depends on the elasticity of supply

6.

A producer is willing to sell a product for $15 but sells it at $25. What is the producer surplus?

a)

$10

b)

$25

c)

$15

d)

$40

7.

How does a price ceiling below equilibrium affect consumer and producer surplus?

a)

Consumer surplus may increase for some buyers

b)

Producer surplus decreases

c)

Total surplus remains the same

d)

Deadweight loss occurs

8.

If new technology reduces production costs, what happens?

a)

Producer surplus may increase

b)

Consumer surplus may increase due to lower prices

c)

The supply curve shifts right

d)

The use of technology has increased the cost of production

9.

 Suppose there are three identical vases available to be purchased. Buyer 1 is willing to pay $30 for one, buyer 2 is willing to pay $25 for one, and buyer 3 is willing to pay $20 for one. If the price is $25, how many vases will be sold and what is the total consumer surplus in this market?

a)

One vase will be sold, and consumer surplus is $30

b)

One vase will be sold, and consumer surplus is $5

c)

Two vases will be sold, and total consumer surplus is $5

d)

Three vases will be sold, and consumer surplus is $0

e)

Three vases will be sold, and consumer surplus is $80

10.

Total surplus (the sum of TCS and TPS) is the area

a)

above the supply curve and below the price

b)

below the supply curve and above the price

c)

above the demand curve and below the price

d)

below the demand curve and above the price

e)

below the demand curve and above the supply curve

11.

Consumer surplus is the (a)   between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay.

12.

What area represents producer surplus in the graph shown here if this market is in equilibrium?

a)

P2MP0

b)

P4MP2

c)

LMN

d)

P4PLN

e)

P0MP4

13.

You are the manager of Fun World, a small amusement park that charges per ride. The diagram shows the demand curve for a typical customer. At $5 per ride, what is the total consumer surplus?

a)

$5

b)

$15

c)

$25

d)

$50

14.

If a buyer's willingness to pay for a new Honda Civic is £35,500 and she is able to actually buy it for £32,000, her consumer surplus is

a)

£7,500

b)

£2,500

c)

£3,500

d)

£67,500

15.

2 This diagram shows a market for short weekend breaks in a hotel, which is in equilibrium at P1Q1.

Which ONE of the following statements can be inferred from the information provided

a)

Price elasticity of supply is constant along the supply curve

b)

Demand is price inelastic

c)

Price and quantity supplied have an inverse relationship

d)

Consumer surplus is greater than producer surplus

16.

The diagram shows the market for books.

A decrease in demand from D1 to D2 will cause a fall in

a)

Producer Surplus to P2JY

b)

Producer surplus to P2YK

c)

Consumer surplus to P2YQ2

d)

Consumer surplus to LXP1

17.

What is the significance of consumer surplus in market analysis?

a)

Consumer surplus measures the benefit or value that producers receive from selling a product at a price higher than their cost.

b)

Consumer surplus measures the benefit or value that consumers receive from purchasing a product at a price lower than their willingness to pay.

c)

Consumer surplus is irrelevant in market analysis.

d)

Consumer surplus measures the cost or value that consumers incur from purchasing a product at a price higher than their willingness to pay.