Difference between revisions of "Consumer surplus"
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| − | + | '''Consumer surplus''' is the net benefit a consumer obtains from buying a good. In supply and demand models, consumer surplus is represented as the value (price times quantity) captured above the price level but below the demand curve. | |
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| + | The [[social loss]] caused by a [[monopoly]] is the lost consumer surplus. | ||
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Revision as of 00:29, November 25, 2007
Consumer surplus is the net benefit a consumer obtains from buying a good. In supply and demand models, consumer surplus is represented as the value (price times quantity) captured above the price level but below the demand curve.
The social loss caused by a monopoly is the lost consumer surplus.