Exploring Consumers' Surplus

3. Ann, Betty, and Carol are three buyers of shoes. Their demand curves are shown below in terms of their willingness to pay.

Number of Pairs
Marginal Benefit measured as willingness to pay of:
Ann
Betty
Carol
First
$100
$80
$90
Second
20
40
30
Third
10
30
10
Fourth
5
10
2
Fifth
2
5
1

a) If the price of shoes is $15, how many pairs will Ann buy?

a) If the price of shoes is $15, how many pairs will Betty buy?

c) If the price of shoes is $15, how many pairs will Carol buy?

d) If the price of shoes is $15, how many pairs of shoes will be bought in total?

e) What will Ann's consumer surplus be at this price? $

f) What will the total consumers' surplus be? $



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