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lucky999
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You have the following data on the price of good X and the quantity sold of good X.
If the market price is set at £12 what is the total value of consumer surplus?
Price of good X Quantity of good X sold
£15, 1
£14, 2
£13, 3
£12, 4
£11, 5
Can someone please explain how to calculate this, since I really do not seem to understand this.
(The total expenditure for each would be price x quantity (i.e. 15*1, 14*2,...11*5).
I'm not sure how to work out the total utility.
Since I know that after calculating the total utility of the above quantities, I would difference these to find the marginal utility. Then I would see which were higher than £12 and difference these with the £12, and sum these differences up to get the total consumer surplus....)
This is my thinking, and even if it is correct/incorrect, could you please give a FULL explanation as would like to see how someone else thinks about this type of question.
Thanks!
If the market price is set at £12 what is the total value of consumer surplus?
Price of good X Quantity of good X sold
£15, 1
£14, 2
£13, 3
£12, 4
£11, 5
Can someone please explain how to calculate this, since I really do not seem to understand this.
(The total expenditure for each would be price x quantity (i.e. 15*1, 14*2,...11*5).
I'm not sure how to work out the total utility.
Since I know that after calculating the total utility of the above quantities, I would difference these to find the marginal utility. Then I would see which were higher than £12 and difference these with the £12, and sum these differences up to get the total consumer surplus....)
This is my thinking, and even if it is correct/incorrect, could you please give a FULL explanation as would like to see how someone else thinks about this type of question.
Thanks!