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Nelson Education > Higher Education > Principles of Microeconomics, Fourth Canadian Edition > Student Resources > Glossary of Key Terms > Chapter 7

Chapter 7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficincey of Markets

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


C

consumer surplus
a buyer's willingness to pay minus the amount the buyer actually pays

cost
the value of everything a seller must give up to produce a good


E

efficiency
the property of society getting the most it can from its scarce resources

equity
the property of distributing economic prosperity fairly among the members of society


P

producer surplus
the amount a seller is paid for a good minus the seller's cost


W

welfare economics
the study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being

willingness to pay
the maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a good

 

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