Week 3: Discussion Question 2
Grade:  15/15 (When combined with other DQ)


A recent shift in consumer and producer surplus was the sudden increase in gasoline prices.  This created a substantial shift toward the producer and their surplus.  This had a very negative impact on market efficiency, especially as it increased costs for the shipment of other products and lowered the producers surplus.




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