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The following figure shows the market for apartments in Hoppyvalley. (Both demand and supply curves are linear)
The government has implemented a rent ceiling of $2000. What is the value of the consumer surplus after the ceiling has been implemented?
(Assume that the production is allocated to the lowest cost producers and the consumption is allocated to the highest valuation consumers.)