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The economist Bryan Caplan recently found a pair of $10 arch supports that saved him from the pain of major foot surgery. As he stated on his blog (econlog.econlib.org), he would have been willing to pay $100,000 to fix his foot problem, but instead he only paid a few dollars.How much consumer surplus did Bryan enjoy from this purchase?a. $10b. $10,000c. $99,990

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Answer:

c. $99,990

Step-by-step explanation:

costomer surplus = $100,000 - $10

= $99,990

Therefore, Bryan enjoyed $99,990 costomer surplus from the purchase.

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