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Impact of a Price Change on Surplus Distribution

A furniture maker is selling a unique, handcrafted table. The marginal cost to produce this specific table is $2,000, and a potential buyer has a maximum willingness to pay of $5,000. The initial agreed-upon price is $4,000. However, the seller considers lowering the price to $3,200 before the sale is finalized. Analyze how this price change would redistribute the total surplus from this single transaction. In your answer, you must calculate the consumer surplus and producer surplus at both prices and explain how the surplus for each party changes.

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