Microeconomics
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259915727
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.1, Problem 3QQ
To determine
Marginal utility .
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27. If you have Marginal utility of 2
with a Total utility equals to 56,
then when marginal utility is
reduce to zero while Total utility
remains the same, what does it
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a. at 56 utils of MU equals zero, utility
begins to gain momentum
b. at 56 utils of MU equals zero, utility
begins to diminish
c. at 56 utils of MU equals zero. utility
begins to increase
d. at 56 utils of MU equals zero, utility
begins to upswing
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