Consumer Surplus Is the ________ Summed Over the Quantity Bought

question 97

Multiple Choice

Consumer surplus is the ________ summed over the quantity bought.

• A) marginal social benefit minus the marginal social cost
• B) number of dollars' worth of other goods and services forgone to obtain one more unit of a good or service
• C) value of a good or service minus the price paid for the good or service
• D) value of a good or service plus the price paid for the good or service

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Definitions:

Year 3 Dollars

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Price Index

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