Consumer surplus measures

A. The difference between the minimum price a consumer is willing to pay and the price actually paid.
B. The difference between the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay and the price actually paid.
C. The difference between the amounts of a good a consumer is willing to pay, and how much of the good is available for sale.
D. The sum of all of the marginal utilities for that good


Answer: B

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