The Amount of Money One Would Have to Give to a Consumer

question 78

Multiple Choice

The amount of money one would have to give to a consumer to offset the harm from a price increase is called

• A) compensating variation.
• B) structured settlement.
• C) equivalent variation.
• D) consumer surplus.

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