What is the maximum price that a consumer is willing to pay

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Question: Use the data in the table in given Problem.

a. If the sandwich market is efficient, what is the consumer surplus, what is the producer surplus, and what is the total surplus?

b. If the demand for sandwiches increases and sandwich makers produce the efficient quantity, what happens to producer surplus and deadweight loss?

Problem: The table gives the demand and supply schedules for sandwiches.

Price (dollars per sandwich)         Quantity demanded           Quantity supplied
                                                             (sandwiches per hour)

       0                                            300                                   0

       1                                            250                                 50

       2                                            200                                100

       3                                            150                                150

       4                                            100                                200

       5                                             50                                 250

       6                                               0                                 300

a. What is the maximum price that a consumer is willing to pay for the 200th sandwich?

b. What is the minimum price that a producer is willing to accept for the 200th sandwich?

c. If 200 sandwiches a day are available, what is the total surplus?

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