Andrew paid $30 to buy a potato cannon, a cylinder that shoots potatoes hundreds of feet. he was willing to pay $45. when andrew's friend nick learns that andrew bought a potato cannon, he asks andrew if he will sell it for $60, and andrew agrees, since he would have sold it for $45. nick is thrilled, since he would have paid andrew up to $80 for the cannon. andrew is also delighted. what is the total surplus generated from andrew’s sale to nick?

The total surplus from Andrew's sale to Nick is $35.

Explanation:

The total surplus is the sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus.

The consumer surplus is the difference between the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for a product and the price he/she actually has to pay.

While producer surplus is the difference between the minimum price a producer is willing to accept for a product and the price he/she actually gets.

Consumer surplus for Nick

= $80 - $60

= $20

Producer surplus for Andrew

= $60 - $45

= $15

Total surplus from generated from Andrew's sale to Nick

= $20 + $15

= $35

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