2. Microeconomics

Consumer Surplus — Quiz

Test your understanding of consumer surplus with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What is consumer surplus?

Question 2

If a consumer is willing to pay $15$ for a book and buys it for $9$, what is the consumer surplus?

Question 3

On a demand diagram, consumer surplus is the area between which two curves or lines?

Question 4

Why does consumer surplus usually fall when the price of a good rises, assuming demand does not change?

Question 5

Which situation would most likely increase consumer surplus in a market?