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Economics (AS & A Level) · Oct / Nov 2023 · Paper 13 · Question 5

9708Consumer and producer surplus

The diagram shows the market for computers in Pakistan. [diagram: price on vertical axis, quantity on horizontal axis; supply curve upward sloping from O, demand curve downward sloping from W; intersection at Y with price X and quantity Z] Which areas represent consumer surplus and consumer expenditure?

  1. Aconsumer surplus WXY; consumer expenditure OXY
  2. Bconsumer surplus WXY; consumer expenditure OXYZ
  3. Cconsumer surplus WYO; consumer expenditure OXYZ
  4. Dconsumer surplus WYO; consumer expenditure OYZ

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Correct answer: B. consumer surplus WXY; consumer expenditure OXYZ

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