Question

Mister Jones was selling his house. The asking price was $220,000, and Jones decided he would take no less than $200,000. After some negotiation, Mister Smith purchased the house for $205,000. Smith's consumer surplus is

A) $5,000.
B) $15,000.
C) $20,000.
D) not able to be calculated from the information given.

Answer 1

D) not able to be calculated from the information given.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consumer surplus is the difference between willingness to pay of a consumer and the price actually paid for a good or service.

The price paid by Smith is $205,000 but there's no information on the willingness to pay of Smith. Therefore, the consumer surplus can't be calculated.

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