At a market price of $12 per kilogram, Olga purchases 6 kilograms, and Sergei purchases 10, so the two combined purchase 16 kilograms of beetroots per week. If two kilograms of Sergei's beetroots are given to Olga to even out the distribution, the total economic surplus would: Increase because the distribution would be more equitable Increase; since Olga has the more steeply sloped marginal benefit curve, her consumer surplus will rise at a faster rate than Sergei's will fall Decrease, since Olga's marginal benefit from her extra beetroots will be less than $12, and Sergei's marginal benefit from his forgone beetroots will be greater than $12. Decrease, since Olga's marginal benefit from her extra beetroots will be greater than $12, and Sergei's marginal benefit from his forgone beetroots will be less than $12