Producer surplus

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Producer surplus is the benefit producers receive from selling a good or service, measured by the price the producer actually received minus the price the producer would have been willing to accept.

Definition

According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),

Producer surplus. The benefit producers receive from selling a good or service, measured by the price the producer actually received minus the price the producer would have been willing to accept.