TABLE 5A-1 Consumer Surplus If Price of a Used Textbook = $30
Potential buyer
Willingness to pay
Price paid
Individual consumer surplus = Willingness to pay − Price paid
Aleisha
$59
$30
$29
Brad
45
30
15
Claudia
35
5
Darren
25
−
Edwina
10
All buyers
Total consumer surplus = $49