1. The consumer surplus in a market equals    a- the value the consumers' receive minus the amount they pay b- the amount the consumers pay minus the value they receive c- the value the consumers receive  d- the value the consumers' receive minus the producers' opportunity cost

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1. The consumer surplus in a market equals 
 
a- the value the consumers' receive minus the amount they pay
b- the amount the consumers pay minus the value they receive
c- the value the consumers receive 
d- the value the consumers' receive minus the producers' opportunity cost
 
2. The producer surplus in a market equals  
 
a- the value the consumers receive from the good minus the producers' opportunity cost of providing it
b - the producers’ opportunity cost of providing the good  minus the amount they receive from selling it
c- the amount the producers receive from selling the good
d- the amount the producers receive from selling the good minus their opportunity cost of providing it
 
3. A market is efficient when 
a- the consumers' marginal benefit exceeds the producers' marginal cost by the greatest amount
b- the consumers' marginal benefit equals the producers' marginal cost
c- consumers get the highest value from participating in it
d- the producers' opportunity costs are minimized
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