Consumer surplus in a market for a good exists because... some producers charge different prices for the good in different markets. some producers charge different prices for the good in different markets. binding price floors encourage producers to increase the supply of the good. binding price floors encourage producers to increase the supply of the good. some consumers would be willing to pay more than the equilibrium price of the good. some consumers would be willing to pay more than the equilibrium price of the good. producers do not have market power to set their own price. producers do not have market power to set their own price. when the price of the good decreases, most consumers increase their demand for the good. when the price of the good decreases, most consumers increase their demand for the good.

Vortex company operates a retail store with two departments. information about those departments follows. department a department b sales $ 800,000 $ 450,000 cost of goods sold 497,000 291,000 direct expenses salaries 125,000 88,000 insurance 20,000 10,000 utilities 24,000 14,000 depreciation 21,000 12,000 maintenance 7,000 5,000 the company also incurred the following indirect costs. salaries $36,000 insurance 6,000 depreciation 15,000 office expenses 50,000 indirect costs are allocated as follows: salaries on the basis of sales; insurance and depreciation on the basis of square footage; and office expenses on the basis of number of employees. additional information about the departments follows. department square footage number of employees a 28,000 75 b 12,000 50 required: 1. determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income for department a and department b.