Consumer surplus is best described as

• A.the difference between what suppliers pay to produce their goods and the value that they receive, indicated by the maximum amount they are willing to pay.
• B.what consumers pay and the value that they forgo, indicated by the maximum amount they are willing to pay.
• C.the difference between what consumers pay and the value that they receive, indicated by the maximum amount they are willing to pay.
• D.the positive difference between the lowest prices at which producers are willing to supply the different quantities and the price they receive.