There are 100 consumers, each of whom values a concert ticket at a unique whole number dollar amount between $1 and $100. one customer is willing to pay $1, a second is willing to pay $2, a third is willing to pay $3, and so on. an unlimited number of concert tickets are on sale for $15 each. create a simple demand curve to represent this scenario and using that curve calculate the total consumer surplus. what is the total consumer surplus in this market?
a) $3,612.50
b) $4.250.00
c) $4,887.50
d) $5,000.00

A) $3,612.50

Explanation:

There are 85 (= 100 - 15) customers willing to purchase concert tickets that will have some consumer surplus. The first 14 will not purchase the tickets since they value the concert less than $15 and the customer that values the concert at $15 wouldn't have any consumer surplus.

Consumer surplus is the difference between the amount of money a consumer is willing to pay for a good or service, and the actual price of the good or service. In this case consumer surplus goes from $1 to $85. Average consumer surplus = 1/2 x $85

We can calculate it by drawing a graph or by using the following equation:

average consumer surplus x number of consumers = (1/2 x $85) x (100 - 15) = $3,612.50

answer(8,000.)

answer: in the short-run firms will respond by raising the price of turkey.

explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.