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Which engineer first propounded the concept of economic surplus?
AAlfred Marshall
BJules Dupuit
CAdam Smith
DDavid Hume
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Jules Dupuit
Dupuit introduced the idea in the mid-19th century, and Marshall later made it famous.
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