If an Individual Consumer Is Willing to Pay $11 for One

question 96

Multiple Choice

If an individual consumer is willing to pay $11 for one unit of a good but finds he can purchase it for $7,he has a consumer surplus of

• A) $18.
• B) $11.
• C) $7.
• D) $4.
• E) $2.

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