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Commerce · Q204

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 204

Q204

When Marginal Utility is zero, Total Utility is

A.
Minimum
B.
Maximum
Answer
C.
Law of return
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
When Marginal Utility is zero, Total Utility is maximum. 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.