Table 7-6 For Each of Three Potential Buyers of Apples, the Table

question 43

Multiple Choice

Table 7-6
For each of three potential buyers of apples, the table displays the willingness to pay for the first three apples of the day. Assume Xavier, Yadier, and Zavi are the only three buyers of apples, and only three apples can be supplied per day.
-Refer to Table 7-6. If the market price of an apple is $1.40, then consumer surplus amounts to

• A)$0.60.
• B)$1.20.
• C)$1.40.
• D)$3.40

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Definitions:

Collusive Oligopoly

A market condition where a few companies or entities cooperate to restrict competition and control prices for their mutual benefit.

Price Leadership

A situation in which one company, the price leader, sets the price of goods or services within its market and other companies in the sector follow suit.

Sticky Prices

A situation where prices of goods and services are slow to change in response to changes in supply and demand or economic conditions.

Oligopoly Markets

Market structures characterized by a small number of large firms that dominate the market, leading to a high concentration of market power.