What is consumer surplus?

What will be an ideal response?


Consumer surplus equals the difference between the marginal benefit of the good and the price paid for it summed over the quantity consumed. The total consumer surplus in a market equals the area under the demand curve and above the price.

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Refer to Figure 9.1. If the market is in equilibrium, total consumer and producer surplus is

A) $0. B) $100. C) $800. D) $1200. E) $2000.

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Diversification involves:

A. investing all your money in a variety of financial assets, with varying amounts of risk. B. investing all your money in one company. C. investing all your money in the same type of financial assets, with the same amount of risk. D. None of these statements is true.

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marketing services that add "time value" include:

a) transportation b) processing c) marketing d) storage e) all of the above

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Refer to the data provided in Table 9.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Table 9.4qTFCTVCTCMCAVCATC0$100  $0$100  ----  --  11004014040  40  140  21006016020  30   80  31009019030  30    63.334100124  224  343156  5100180  280  56  36  56  6100  264    364  84  44    60.677100  372    472  108  53.14  67.42Refer to Table 9.4. If the market price is $40, then to maximize profits this firm should produce

A. two units of output. B. one unit of output. C. zero units of output. D. an output level of about four.

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