As a consumer you believe yourself to act rationally, optimally and self-interestedly. You like ice cream and value a pint at $7

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As a consumer you believe yourself to act rationally, optimally and self-interestedly. You like ice cream and value a pint at $7

. Usually you buy a pint each week at $4. This week however, the price jumped to $5 a pint. What would you do? a. buy the ice cream since the price is still below your maximum willingness to pay b. buy the ice cream since even at the new price it gives you a positive amount of consumer surplus c. not buy the ice-cream since the price is now higher d. both A&B

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enyata [817] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-14T18:09:08+03:00

Answer:

both A&B

Explanation:

Consumer surplus is the difference between the willingness to pay of a consumer and the price of the product.

A rational consumer would always purchase a good if the price of the good is below the consumer surplus.

When tue price was $4, the consumer surplus is $7-$4=$3

When the price is $5, the consumer surplus is $7-$5=$2

The consumer should still purchase the good since the consumer surplus is still postive.

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