Figure 7-34 -Refer to Figure 7-34.Suppose There Is Initially a Price Floor

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Figure 7-34
-Refer to Figure 7-34.Suppose there is initially a price floor set at $10 in this market.If the government removed the price floor,by how much would total consumer surplus increase?

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