APFIVE Surplus Changes with Perfectly Inelastic Supply
In a perfectly competitive market for wheat, an increase in consumer income shifts the demand curve rightward. If supply is perfectly inelastic, what happens to producer and consumer surplus?
A
Both producer and consumer surplus increase
B
Both producer and consumer surplus remain unchanged
C
Producer surplus unchanged; consumer surplus increases
D
Producer surplus increases; consumer surplus unchanged
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