Two rational economic agents, Alice (the buyer) and Bob (the seller), are having a tough time negotiating over the sale of a good. Alice offered Bob a price for the good that is above Bob's minimum willingness to accept and also leaves Alice with some consumer surplus. Bob renegotiates the price a bit higher. Alice agrees to the trade at the higher price. Which of the following are true? (check all that apply) there is an equity redistribution in Bob's favor by trading at the higher price there is an efficiency gain by trading at the higher price relative to the lower price trading at the higher price will result in a loss of total surplus there will be no deadweight loss when trading at the higher price relative to trading at the lower price
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