Answer Each of the Following Questions About Demand and Consumer

question 6

Essay

Answer each of the following questions about demand and consumer surplus.
a.What is consumer surplus, and how is it measured?
b.What is the relationship between the demand curve and the willingness to pay?
c.Other things equal, what happens to consumer surplus if the price of a good falls? Why? Illustrate using a demand curve.
d.In what way does the demand curve represent the benefit consumers receive from participating in a market? In addition to the demand curve, what else must be considered to determine consumer surplus?

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