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Consumer surplus in a market for a product would be equal to ________ if the market price was zero.Group of answer choiceszerothe area between the supply curve and the demand curvethe area above the supply curvethe area under the demand curve

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Consumer surplus in a market for a product would be equal to ________ if the market price was zero.Group of answer choiceszerothe area between the supply curve and the demand curvethe area above the supply curvethe area under the demand curve

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Consumer surplus in a market for a product would be equal to the area under the demand curve if the market price was zero.

Here's why:

Consumer surplus is the difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service (represented by the demand curve) and what they actually pay (the market price). If the market price is zero, consumers are getting the product for free. Therefore, their consumer surplus is the entire area under the demand curve, which represents the total value they place on the product.

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