Which of the following would always increase producers' surplus?

A shift in the demand curve to the right
A price floor
A shift in the demand curve to the left
A shift in the supply curve to the left


In a market that can be described with supply and demand curves, a price ceiling below the market clearing price:

will raise producer surplus.
will lower producer surplus.
will leave producer surplus unchanged.
may either increase or decrease producer surplus; the result is uncertain.


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