Consumer Surplus Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

Consumer surplus is

• A)the sum of the marginal values to the consumer.
• B)the total value that a consumer receives from the purchase of a particular good.
• C)a measure of the gains that a consumer forgoes by buying this product rather than another.
• D)the difference between what the consumer is willing to pay for all the units consumed and what he or she actually paid.
• E)the consumption of a commodity above and beyond the amount required by the consumer.

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Definitions:

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