Recall the Application about the reason for the high price of movie popcorn to answer the following question(s).
-Recall the Application. Suppose a low demander is willing to pay $8 for a movie, while a high demander is willing to pay $12 for a movie and popcorn. If the theater charged $8 for admission and $2 for popcorn, the low demander would receive a consumer surplus of ________, and the high demander would receive a consumer surplus of ________.
A) $2; $6
B) $-2; $4
C) $10; $22
D) $0; $2

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The low demander would pay exactly what they are willing to pay for the movie ($8), resulting in a consumer surplus of $0. The high demander is willing to pay $12 for both the movie and popcorn, but ends up paying $10 ($8 for the movie and $2 for popcorn), resulting in a consumer surplus of $2.

Recall the Application About the Reason for the High Price