Total Consumer Surplus in a Market Is Measured as the

question 95

Multiple Choice

Total consumer surplus in a market is measured as the

• A) area bounded above the market clearing price and beneath the market demand curve.
• B) area bounded below the market clearing price and above the market supply curve.
• C) vertical distance from the horizontal (quantity) axis to the market clearing price.
• D) horizontal distance from the vertical (price) axis to the equilibrium quantity.

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GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a standardized set of accounting principles in the United States governing financial reporting and accounting.

Depreciation Requirements

The set of rules or guidelines dictating how an asset's cost should be allocated over its useful life.

Retained Earnings

Accumulated net income not distributed to shareholders as dividends but retained by the company for reinvestment in its operations or to pay debt.