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You are a dog walker. You are willing to accept as low as $12 per dog walk. Your neighbor has a dog and she is willing to pay as much as $15 per walk.Suppose, instead, you walk her dog for $13. In this case, what is the TOTAL SURPLUS associated with this dog walk? Remember total surplus equals consumer surplus plus producer surplus

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You are a dog walker. You are willing to accept as low as 12perdogwalk.Yourneighborhasadogandsheiswillingtopayasmuchas12 per dog walk. Your neighbor has a dog and she is willing to pay as much as 15 per walk.Suppose, instead, you walk her dog for $13. In this case, what is the TOTAL SURPLUS associated with this dog walk? Remember total surplus equals consumer surplus plus producer surplus

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The total surplus is calculated by adding the consumer surplus and the producer surplus.

  1. The consumer surplus is the difference between the maximum price the consumer is willing to pay and the actual price they pay. In this case, the neighbor is willing to pay 15butonlypays15 but only pays 13. So, the consumer surplus is 15−15 - 13 = $2.

  2. The producer surplus is the difference between the actual price received and the minimum price the producer is willing to accept. In this case, you are willing to accept 12butreceive12 but receive 13. So, the producer surplus is 13−13 - 12 = $1.

  3. To find the total surplus, add the consumer surplus and the producer surplus together. So, the total surplus is 2(consumersurplus)+2 (consumer surplus) + 1 (producer surplus) = $3.

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