Kurt Gerdenich Receives a Consumer Surplus While Buying Eggplants at the Farmer's

Multiple Choice

Kurt Gerdenich receives a consumer surplus while buying eggplants at the farmer's market if

A) the value he places on the eggplants is less than their price
B) he gets a higher total utility from buying eggplants than from buying any other good
C) the price of eggplants is less than the price of other goods that he values the same as eggplants
D) only a few eggplants are available for sale
E) the value he places on eggplants is greater than their price