Economic Surplus

question 207

Multiple Choice

Economic surplus

• A)does not exist when a competitive market is in equilibrium.
• B)is equal to the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus.
• C)is the difference between quantity demanded and quantity supplied when the market price for a product is greater than the equilibrium price.
• D)is equal to the difference between consumer surplus and producer surplus.

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