The amount of money consumers pay producers is

A. the area under the demand curve from the origin to the quantity purchased.
B. the area under the demand curve but above the price line from the origin to the quantity purchased.
C. the price times the quantity or the rectangle whose height is the price and base is the quantity purchased.
D. the area under the supply curve from the origin to the quantity produced.


Answer: C

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