Consumer Surplus Can Be Calculated As

question 30

Multiple Choice

Consumer surplus can be calculated as:

• A) , where Q_e and P_e are the equilibrium quantity and price, respectively, and P(Q_D) is the inverse demand curve.
• B) , where Q_e and P_e are the equilibrium quantity and price, respectively, and P(Q_S) is the inverse supply curve.
• C) , where Q_e is the quantity that would occur in free-market equilibrium and P(Q_D) and P(Q_S) are inverse demand and supply, respectively.
• D) , where Q_a denotes actual quantity, Q_e is the quantity that would occur in free-market equilibrium, and P(Q_D) and P(Q_S) are inverse demand and supply, respectively.

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