Willingness to pay
Max price at which a person will buy that good
Economic Signals
Any piece of information that helps ppl make better economic decisions
Property rights
Rights of owners of valuable items to dispose of items as they choose
How changing prices affect producer surplus
Fall in one causes rise in the other
Individual Producer surplus
Net gain to an individual seller from selling a good
Price received - cost = producer surplus
Cost
Lowest price at which a potential seller is willing to sell
Consumer Surplus
Refers to both individual and total surplus
-area below Demand Curve but above price