The amount that individuals would have been willing to pay, minus the amount that they actually paid, is called:

a. producer surplus.
b. consumer surplus.
c. total surplus.
d. demand surplus.


b. consumer surplus.

The amount that individuals would have been willing to pay, minus the amount that they actually paid, is called consumer surplus.

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