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1. Introduction:.….…………………………3 1.1 Origin of Marginal Utility Theory………………………….3 1.2 Development of Marginal Utility Theory…………………..3
2. The analysis of marginal utility theory...4 2.1 The definition of marginal utility theory………...…………4 2.2 The understanding of marginal utility theory………...……5 2.3 The main influences on marginal utility……….……………5 2.4 The paradox of water and diamonds………………………..8
3. Discussion on marginal utility theory….8 3.1 The limitation of marginal utility theory………………….8
4. Conclusion………………………………..9
5. Reference………………………………..10
1. Introduction
1.1 Origin of
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Robert S. and Daniel L. say: “Marginal utility measures the additional satisfaction obtained from consuming one additional unit of a good.” (Robert S. and Daniel L. Microeconomics 2010).
Diminshing marginal utility is the utility from one more unit consumption increase will decrease.
Equal marginal principle, as Robert S. and Daniel L. say: “ It is maximized when the consumer has equalized the marginal utility per dollar of expenditure across all goods.” [pic]
2.2 The understanding of marginal utility theory
Marginal utility, in other word, is the difference in your satisfaction when you are offered with an additional one unit of a good or service. For example, when you are hungry, you will be very happy with someone offering you a piece of bread. If you got the second one, you will still be happy. So do the third or fourth one. But when it comes to the fifth or sixth piece, you may be less happy with that. When it reaches to the seventh piece, you may become unhappy with the offer. It is usual consumers’ psychology. In the process, people increasing satisfaction of getting one more piece of bread is marginal utility. And just like full filling a bottle with water, people will finally reach a point that we are not able to accept more good or service or even the water will spill out which likes the satisfaction remain the same as the previous one additional unit.
Marginal utility theory has three main features. First, it
A change in the level of an economic activity is desirable and should be undertaken as long as the marginal benefits exceed the ____.
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Marginal Utility by definition is the additional satisfaction a consumer gains from consuming one more unit of a good or service, which is usually positive, but can be negative. The concept implies that the utility or benefit to a consumer of an additional unit of a product is inversely related to the number of units of that product he already owns. The notion of marginal utility originated with attempts by 19th-century economists to examine and describe the economic validity of price. They believed price was partially determined by a commodity’s utility, which led to a paradox when applied to predominant price associations. This problem, commonly referred to as the
* 2. the first glass of water has great utility for him. If he takes second glass of water after that, the utility willbe less than that of the first one. It is because the edge of his thirst has been blunted to a great extent. Ifhe drinks third glass of water, the utility of the third glass will be less than that of second and so on.The utility goes on diminishing with the consumption of every successive glass water till it drops down tozero. This is the point of satiety. It is the position of consumer’s equilibrium or maximum satisfaction. If theconsumer is forced further to take a glass of water, it leads to disutility causing total utility to decline. Themarginal utility will become negative. A rational consumer will stop taking water at the point at whichmarginal utility becomes negative even if the good is free. In short, the more we have of a thing, ceterisparibus, the less we want still more of that, or to be more precise.“In given span of time, the more of a specific product a consumer obtains, the less anxious he is to getmore units of that product” or we can say that as more units of a good are consumed, additional units willprovide less additional satisfaction than previous units. The following table and graph will make the law ofdiminishing marginal
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