Shade the area representing Rajiv's consumer surplus using the green rectangle (triangle symbols). Rajiv's Demand 600 525 Rajiv's Consumer Surplus 450 Market Price 375 300 225 150 75 0 0 4 QUANTITY (Apartments) PRICE (Thousands of dollars) 800 525 Demand Curve 450 Market Price 375 Rajiv's Consumer Surplus 300 Simone's Consumer Surplus 225 150 75 0 1 0 2 3 4 QUANTITY (Apartments) PRICE (Thousands of dollars)

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