If a group of individual consumers can be treated as a single representative consumer, then the aggregate consumer surplus of the group can be measured along the market demand curve.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Rationale: This is the case only if tastes are quasilinear.

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What will be an ideal response?

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