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The impact of price increase on consumer surplus .
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surplus is the difference between the maximum price a consumer
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If the demand curve for chocolate bars is downward sloping and the supply of it decreases, there is __ in consumer surplus; a. an increase, b. no change, c. it's impossible to tell what will happen to consumer surplus, d. a decrease
To economists, the term "consumer surplus" means:
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a. the difference between the price a consumer is willing to pay and the price that suppliers are willing to accept.
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c. the consumer's net benefit from trading.
d. the difference between the price a consumer is able to pay and willing to pay.
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