AQA A Level · 7136 · Paper 1: Markets and market failure
4.1.5.11 Consumer and Producer Surplus
A-level only
Everything you need for questions on consumer and producer surplus, in the words examiners reward. An interactive seven-step lesson goes with it.
What's on this sheet
- The two surpluses
- Where the surplus comes from
- How changes affect the surpluses
- Calculations
- Classic question: who loses most from a fall in supply?
- Using surplus to judge welfare
- Side 2: practice tasks, where the marks go, and exam-style questions
- Separate answer key
The lesson in seven steps
- Six buyers, six sellers
- Shift the curves, watch the areas
- Which areas?
- Surplus trainer
- Who gains, who loses?
- Build the chain
- Exam practice
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