Total Surplus
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The following figure shows that a competitive market creates an efficient allocation of resources at equilibrium.
- In equilibrium, the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied.
- At the equilibrium quantity, marginal benefit equals marginal cost, so the quantity is the efficient quantity.
- The sum of consumer and producer surplus is maximized at this efficient level of output. It is here that all potential gains from production and exchange are realized.