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Commerce · Q196

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 196

Q196

When Marginal Utility is positive, Total Utility

A.
Increases
Answer
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains constant
D.
Is highest

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
When Marginal Utility is positive, Total Utility Decreases. When we say that the total utility is increasing at a diminishing rate, we mean that amount of change in total utility is decreasing with the consumption of every extra unit which is nothing but marginal utility.