-In Figure 32.1, at the supported price-quantity combination where production is limited, the money consumers pay producers is

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At the supported price-quantity combination where production is limited, the money consumers pay producers is represented by the area under the demand curve and above the price level up to the limited quantity. This area is correctly depicted in option C as the area 0PS1U1B1 (the area under the demand curve up to the limited quantity) plus the area floorS1U1B0BQS1U1B1 (the rectangle representing the price paid per unit times the limited quantity), which together represent the total amount of money consumers pay to producers.