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Commerce · Q83

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 83

Q83

Total utility is maximum when

A.
Marginal utility is zero
Answer
B.
Marginal utility is at its highest point
C.
Marginal utility is equal to average
D.
Average utility is maximum

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Total utility is maximum when Marginal utility is zero. It is based in the law of diminishing marginal utility which says 'as more and more units of a good are consumed, MU i.e level of satisfaction derived from each successive unit goes on falling because desire for that commodity tend to fall.