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

question 125

Multiple Choice

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 in the schedule consumer surplus equals $34, the market price of a pound of shrimp must be:

• A)$16.
• B)$12.
• C)$6.
• D)$2.
• E)none of the above.

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