Which of the following is the definition of producer surplus?

A. the difference between the lowest price a firm would have been willing to accept and the price it actually receives

B. the additional cost to a firm of producing one more unit of a good or service

C. the difference between the highest price a consumer is willing to pay and the price the consumer actually pays

D. the additional benefit to a consumer from consuming one more unit of a good or service

A. the difference between the lowest price a firm would have been willing to accept and the price it actually receives.

Explanation:

Producer surplus is the measure of the welfare of the producer.

producer surplus is defined as the difference between the lowest price the company or a firm is willing to accept and the price that is received by the firm actually.

It is also shown by the graph of Price v/s Quantity. The area of this graph represents the Producer Surplus.