Producer Surplus
A producer's surplus on a single unit of a good is the difference between the selling price and the marginal cost to produce that unit. The total producer surplus, often simply called 'producer surplus', is the sum of these individual surpluses for all units sold. This total represents the economic rent a firm gains from selling its product over the alternative of not selling. It's important to distinguish total producer surplus from a firm's total profit, as the surplus calculation does not subtract fixed costs.
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