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Commerce · Q200

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 200

Q200

Diminishing marginal utility is the basis of

A.
Law of supply
B.
Law of demand
Answer
C.
Law of returns
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Diminishing marginal utility is the basis of Law of demand. When the price of a goods falls, downward sloping marginal utility curve implies that the consumers must buy more of the good so that its marginal utility falls and becomes equal to the new price.