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Brandon Bisnath
on Oct 26, 2024
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The total consumer surplus for good X CANNOT be calculated as the:
A) sum of the individual consumer surpluses for all buyers of X.
B) area below the demand curve for X and above the price paid for X.
C) area bounded by the demand curve for X and the two axes.
D) sum,for all buyers of X,of the difference between what each buyer is willing to pay for X and the amount actually paid.
Consumer Surplus
The variance between the total price consumers intend to pay for a service or good and what they really pay.
Demand Curve
A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that consumers are willing to purchase at various prices.
- Perceive the idea of consumer surplus and the process by which it is quantified.
- Identify the total consumer surplus from graphical data or demand curves.
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Learning Objectives
- Perceive the idea of consumer surplus and the process by which it is quantified.
- Identify the total consumer surplus from graphical data or demand curves.