First,label the following scenarios as to whether they would create a producer or consumer surplus. Then, after you have labeled each scenario, calculate the ensuing surplus.

Jeff finds some steaks for $16 for which he would have been willing to pay $20. The butcher notices the meat is near the expiration date and gives him an extra 75% off.

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To determine whether a scenario creates a producer or consumer surplus, we need to consider the difference between the price the buyer or consumer is willing to pay and the price they actually pay. If the buyer pays less than their willingness to pay, it creates a consumer surplus. If the seller receives more than their variable cost to produce the good, it creates a producer surplus.

In this scenario, Jeff finds steaks for $16, and he would have been willing to pay $20. The butcher notices that the meat is near the expiration date and gives him an extra 75% off.

First, let's calculate the consumer surplus:

Consumer Surplus = Willingness to pay - Actual price paid

Consumer Surplus = $20 - $16 = $4

Now let's calculate the producer surplus:

To determine the producer surplus, we need to know the seller's variable cost to produce the steaks. Since the scenario doesn't provide information about the variable cost, we are unable to calculate the producer surplus. However, if we assume that the variable cost is lower than the selling price of $16, then there would be a producer surplus.

Therefore, based on the given information, the scenario creates a consumer surplus of $4, and we cannot calculate the producer surplus without additional information about the variable cost.

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