If Total Welfare Is Equal to the Entire Area Under

question 18

Multiple Choice

If total welfare is equal to the entire area under the demand curve,what other information do we know with certainty?

• A) Consumer surplus is maximized.
• B) Producer surplus is maximized.
• C) Deadweight loss is zero.
• D) Consumer surplus is equal to producer surplus.
• E) A firm has achieved perfect price discrimination.

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