Consumer surplus: The difference between the maximum price consumers are willing to pay and the actual price, shown as the area above the price and below the demand curve.
How to apply it: Calculate consumer surplus as a triangle on a supply-and-demand diagram and explain how it measures consumer welfare.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Supply and Demand
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