Answer:
Producer surplus is
- D. the difference between the lowest price a firm would be willing to accept and the price it actually receives.
How does producer surplus change as the equilibrium price of a good rises or falls?
- As the price of a good rises, producer surplus <u>increases</u>, and as the price of a good falls, producer surplus <u>decreases</u>.
Explanation:
Producer surplus refers to the difference between what a supplier or producer is willing and able to accept for their goods or services, and the actual price of those goods and services. If the supplier is willing to accept $2 per unit, but is able to sell them at $3 per unit, the supplier or producer surplus = $3 - $2 = $1
<span>Outsourcing workforce analysis. Outsourcing has the potential of saving a company a significant amount of money on labour costs. By utilizing labour in countries with less stringent minimum wage and work hours laws, a company can increase output while decreasing labour costs.</span>
An externality in business or economics is where an industrial activity has an unexpected side effect which does not figure in the cost of the goods and services involved. For example, I worked many years at a large mine. Just the existence of the mine there meant it was a no-hunting area so a side effect was that the moose used it as a refuge during hunting season which as a side effect was beneficial to the moose (and deer). Another example is that we used to crush mine rock for the haulroads for winter traction. As a result, it was found that the fines from this were concentrated with copper values so were put in the mill for processing-an unexpected outcome.
