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Reconcile deadweight loss separately from transfers

Compare total surplus under equilibrium and a controlled price while distinguishing lost modeled gains from component redistribution and accounting loss.

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Under efficient allocation, Linden total surplus is $64,000 at equilibrium and $63,000 under a $50 ceiling. Consumer surplus rises to $38,500 while producer surplus falls to $24,500. What is deadweight loss?

Choose the best answer. a $1,000, because controlled-price total surplus is $63,000 versus the $64,000 benchmark; changes between consumer and producer components are analyzed separately as distribution or transfer. b $7,500, the full decline in producer surplus under the ceiling, because every buyer gain is economically destroyed. c $1,000 of impairment loss that every Linden seller must recognize.

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Answer: a

Choice a. Deadweight loss is $64,000 - $63,000 = $1,000 under the common welfare scope; transfers and accounting effects remain separate.