(Figure: Consumer Surplus) Refer to the Figure

question 106

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Consumer Surplus) Refer to the figure. Calculate the dollar amount of consumer surplus being earned in this market.

• A) $4,500
• B) $9,000
• C) $18,000
• D) $450

---

Definitions:

Escape Learning

A form of learning in which an organism acquires a response to terminate an aversive stimulus.

Discrimination

The unfair and biased treatment of people from various groups, particularly based on their race, age, or gender.

Operant Conditioning

A pedagogical strategy where the frequency of a behavior is adjusted using encouragement or suppression.

Negative Reinforcement

A type of operant conditioning that involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.