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You are willing to spend $30 to purchase a book, but find a copy on Amazon...

You are willing to spend $30 to purchase a book, but find a copy on Amazon for $20. Your consumer surplus is
a) $30
b) $10
c) $20
d) $0
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Answer #1

Consumer surplus is the difference between the amount a consumer is willing to spend to buy a good and the actual amount spend to get that good.

Here, consumer is wiilwil to pay $30 for a book but actually get a book for $20 from Amazon.

Consumer surplus = $30 - $20.

Consumer surplus = $10.

So, the correct answer is an option (b).

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