Economics For Today
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Refer to the graph shown. Between points B and D, marginal utility is:
increasing, and so total utility is falling.
increasing, and so total utility is at its maximum.
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Marginal Utility
Which of the following defines marginal utility?
a.
the maximum amount of satisfaction from consuming a product
b.
the change in total utility divided by the price of a product
c.
the total satisfaction received from consuming as much of the product that is available for consumption
d.
the additional satisfaction received from consuming one more unit of a product
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Utility measures the satisfaction obtained from a good b. Total utility is the satisfaction from the
entire consumption of a good
C. Both represent the satisfaction obtained from most all goods and services
d. Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction from consuming the last unit of a good
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Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 1YTECh. 6.1 - Prob. 2YTECh. 6.2 - Prob. 1YTECh. 6.A - Prob. 1SQPCh. 6.A - Prob. 2SQPCh. 6.A - Prob. 3SQPCh. 6.A - Prob. 1SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 2SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 3SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 4SQ
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