The price of strawberries decreases from $4.10 to $2.50 per pound. When this happens, the amount of strawberries sold increases from 550 pounds to 600 pounds. What is the value of the gain in consumer surplus that occurred

$80

Explanation:

Given that the value of the gain in consumer surplus is the value emanating from the purchase made at price less than the price the consumer is willing to pay. The value of consumer surplus rises as the price of a good falls and falls as the price of a good rises.

Hence, in this case, the price of strawberries decreases from $4.10 to $2.50 per pound. We have a value surplus of $1.6 per pound.

However, since the amount of strawberries sold increases from 550 pounds to 600 pounds we have a consumer surplus of 50 pounds.

Therefore, the total value of the gain in consumer surplus that occurred is $1.6 × 50 = $80.

Hence, the correct answer is $80

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