Consumer surplus is the:

a. number of consumers who are excluded from a market because of scarcity.
b. amount of a good that consumers will buy at a price below the equilibrium price.
c. amount consumers are willing to pay for a good minus the amount the consumers actually pay for it.
d. amount consumers are willing to pay for a good minus the cost of producing the good.


c

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