The figure above shows the market demand curve for pizza

a) What is the marginal social benefit of the 20th pizza?
b) What is the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for the 20th pizza?
c) If the price of a pizza is $6, what is the consumer surplus of the 20th pizza?
d) If the price of a pizza is $10, what is the consumer surplus?
e) If the price of a pizza is $6, what is the consumer surplus?


a) The marginal social benefit of the 20th pizza is $10.
b) The maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for the 20th pizza is $10.
c) If the price of a pizza is $6, the consumer surplus of the 20th pizza is $4.
d) If the price of a pizza is $10, the consumer surplus is $40.
e) If the price of a pizza is $6, the consumer surplus is $160.

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