Along a straight-line downward-sloping demand curve,a decrease in the market price of a good:

A) will cause no change in consumer surplus.
B) will increase consumer surplus.
C) will decrease consumer surplus.
D) may either decrease or increase consumer surplus.

Downward-Sloping Demand

A market situation in which the quantity demanded of a good or service decreases as its price increases, depicting an inverse relationship between price and demand.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service versus what they actually pay.