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A-LevelEconomicsDemand and SupplyOct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q91 Mark

The table shows the maximum price a consumer would be willing to pay for successive cans of fruit juice. [Table] The price of a can of fruit juice is $4 and, having bought three cans, the consumer decides to buy a fourth. How does buying the fourth can affect his consumer surplus?

AIt leaves it unchanged.
BIt lowers it by $2.
CIt raises it by $4.
DIt raises it by $34.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2009 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Demand and Supply and is worth 1 mark.

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