{"id":1942,"date":"2024-01-17T16:59:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2024-03-24T16:47:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:47:32","slug":"consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer and Producer Surplus &#038; Deadweight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is an extension to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/supply-and-demand-an-introduction\/\">Supply and Demand &#8211; an Introduction<\/a>, where we explained <strong>supply and demand curves<\/strong>, <strong>equilibrium price and quantity<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>aggregate supply and demand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this post we&#8217;ll understand what\u00a0<strong>consumer surplus\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>producer surplus\u00a0<\/strong>are.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_60 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-668bb73b1a204\" ><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-668bb73b1a204\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-668bb73b1a204\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/#Reminder\" title=\"Reminder\">Reminder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/#Consumer_Surplus\" title=\"Consumer Surplus\">Consumer Surplus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/#Producer_Surplus\" title=\"Producer Surplus\">Producer Surplus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/#Total_Surplus_and_Benefit_to_Society\" title=\"Total Surplus and Benefit to Society\">Total Surplus and Benefit to Society<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/#Deadweight_Loss\" title=\"Deadweight Loss\">Deadweight Loss<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/consumer-and-producer-surplus-deadweight-loss\/#What_Threatens_the_Free_Market\" title=\"What Threatens the Free Market?\">What Threatens the Free Market?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reminder\"><\/span>Reminder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are the supply and demand curves for a certain good X.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1944\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/supply-demand.png\" alt=\"supply-demand\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we can see in the picture, the <strong>equilibrium price<\/strong> is $5 and the <strong>equilibrium quantity<\/strong> is 5,000.<\/p>\n<p>However, if we take a look at the demand curve, we see that there is a portion of the population that are willing to buy the product even if it was $10. On the opposite side, there are consumers who&#8217;d buy larger quantities of the product, but only if it was $1.<\/p>\n<p>This is the\u00a0<strong>law of demand\u00a0<\/strong>in action.<\/p>\n<p>From the supply perspective, we see that some sellers would sell the product even if its price is $1, but in smaller quantities. On the other side, if the price of X was higher, there&#8217;d be much more supply.<\/p>\n<p>This is the\u00a0<strong>law of supply\u00a0<\/strong>in action.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consumer_Surplus\"><\/span>Consumer Surplus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Consumer surplus <\/strong>is the difference between the\u00a0<strong>total value <\/strong>the consumers get out of the units of the good they buy and the\u00a0<strong>total amount\u00a0<\/strong>they need to pay to buy those units.<\/p>\n<p>Long sentences can be confusing so let&#8217;s turn back to our example &#8211; buying X.<\/p>\n<p>We know that there is someone out there who is willing to pay $10 to buy X. However, he bought the product for $5 &#8211; the price set by the market forces. The difference between <strong>the value\u00a0<\/strong>that X has to him ($10) and <strong>the amount\u00a0<\/strong>he paid to acquire it ($5) is the <strong>consumer surplus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The grayed out area represents the total <strong>consumer surplus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/consumer-surplus.png\" alt=\"consumer-surplus\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In simpler terms, it&#8217;s the surplus value a consumer gets relative to the purchase price.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Producer_Surplus\"><\/span>Producer Surplus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Producer surplus\u00a0<\/strong>is the difference between the total revenue (TR) suppliers earn by selling a certain number of units and the total variable cost (TVC) of producing those units.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly to we did for the consumer surplus, let&#8217;s follow up with an example.<\/p>\n<p>There are suppliers whose cost to sell is quite low and thus are willing to sell X for only $1. However, they&#8217;ll sell the product for $5 &#8211; the price set by the market forces. The difference between <strong>the selling price\u00a0<\/strong>($5) and <strong>the cost of selling <\/strong>(up to $1) is the <strong>producer surplus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The grayed out area represents the total\u00a0<strong>producer surplus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1946\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/producer-surplus.png\" alt=\"producer-surplus\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In simpler terms, it&#8217;s the surplus the producers get when selling a product for more than they value it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Total_Surplus_and_Benefit_to_Society\"><\/span>Total Surplus and Benefit to Society<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The combined amount of\u00a0<strong>producer and consumer surplus\u00a0<\/strong>is called the\u00a0<strong>total surplus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s shown in the grayed out area below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1947\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/total-surplus.png\" alt=\"deadweight loss\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The combination of consumers and producers trying to maximize the surplus leads to the <strong>efficient allocation of resources<\/strong> for X. It maximizes the total surplus from trading it.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, it maximizes the <strong>total benefit to society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s understand why is that so.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1948\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cheap-and-greedy.png\" alt=\"total-surplus\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look at the demand curve and see what happens with the consumer who is willing to buy X for a price of $3 (the yellow dot).<\/p>\n<p>Nothing happens.<\/p>\n<p>This consumer doesn&#8217;t value X enough in order to purchase it for $5 &#8211; the price set by the market.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s see what happens with suppliers that have high TVC of creating X. For example, someone who&#8217;s willing to sell the product for $7 (the green dot).<\/p>\n<p>Have a guess.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly &#8211; nothing happens as well.<\/p>\n<p>Their cost of producing X is so high that they can&#8217;t afford to sell it at the market price of $5 and thus they&#8217;re not participating in the market.<\/p>\n<p>The total surplus will be maximized when the resources used for producing X satisfy <strong>most of the society<\/strong>. This is achieved by\u00a0<strong>maximizing total surplus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deadweight_Loss\"><\/span>Deadweight Loss<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Deadweight loss <\/strong>is the reduction in\u00a0<strong>consumer surplus\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>producer surplus\u00a0<\/strong>due to\u00a0<strong>overproduction\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>underproduction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if it sounds confusing, as the examples usually have you covered.<\/p>\n<p>If producers decide to produce 7,000 units of X and sell them for $7, there won&#8217;t be enough consumers willing to pay that price for the product.<\/p>\n<p>The deadweight loss created due to overproduction is the grayed out area in the picture below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1949\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Overproduction.png\" alt=\"Overproduction\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if producers produce only 1,000 units of X, there will be a larger portion of the population which would happily pay more but won\u2019t get the product, and also the revenue won\u2019t be maximized.<\/p>\n<p>The deadweight loss created due to underproduction is the grayed out area in the picture below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1950\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Underproduction.png\" alt=\"Underproduction\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If we generalize a bit, we can see that both\u00a0<strong>overproduction\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>underproduction\u00a0<\/strong>lead to inefficient allocation of resources that doesn&#8217;t maximize consumer and producer surplus and thus the benefit of society.<\/p>\n<p>And, as explained in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/supply-and-demand-an-introduction\/\">supply and demand\u00a0post<\/a> before, any deviation will be pushed back to the equilibrium by the market forces. If there is shortage in the market, more suppliers will join to profit from the existing demand, bringing the price and quantity supplied and consumed to equilibrium. If they eventually overproduce, less consumers will be willing to buy at a high price, so the sellers will be forced to decrease the supply, again, ending at equilibrium.<\/p>\n<p>The markets are amazing and also efficient in allocating resources and setting the price.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Threatens_the_Free_Market\"><\/span>What Threatens the Free Market?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is how beautiful the free market can be.<\/p>\n<p>The prices are set by the market participants themselves. 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