Table 4-E
the Schedule Below Shows the Prices That a Consumer

question 146

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Table 4-E
The schedule below shows the prices that a consumer is willing to pay for pounds of shrimp:
$\begin{array}{cc}\text { Price Per Pound } & \text { Number of Pounds } \\&\text { Consumed Each Year }\\\$ 20 & 1 \\\$ 16 & 2 \\\$ 12 & 3 \\\$ 10 & 4 \\\$ 6 & 5 \\\$ 2 & 6\end{array}$

-Refer to Table 4-E.If the price of shrimp were to decrease from $12 to $10, the increase in consumer surplus would equal:

• A)$2.
• B)$6.
• C)$10.
• D)$12.
• E)$22.

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