The above figure shows Dana's marginal benefit curve for ice cream. If the price of ice cream is $2 per gallon and Dana is allowed to buy only 8 gallons of ice cream, then her consumer surplus on the 8th gallon is

A) $1.
B) $2.
C) $3.
D) $8.


A

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