Add Do Not Use a Number Line Except as a Check

question 272

Multiple Choice

Add. Do not use a number line except as a check.
-8.1 + (-3.2)

• A) 8.1
• B) 11.3
• C) -11.3
• D) 4.9

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

A shortfall in economic efficiency due to a good or service not reaching free market equilibrium.

Total Surplus

The combined value of consumer and producer surplus that signifies the overall advantage to society through the manufacturing and consumption of products or services.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive in the market.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount that producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive.