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3.5 Consumer, Producer Surpluses and Deadweight Loss

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Question 4
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Question 1
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Draw a supply and demand curve; color in consumer and producer surpluses.

Question 2
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Quickly redraw the above but now with dead weight loss due to a price ceiling.

Question 3
3.

Quickly redraw the above but now with dead weight loss due to a price floor.

What is deadweight loss (DWL) and why do economists care?