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Commerce · Q245

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 245

Q245

When total utility becomes maximum, then marginal utility will be

A.
Minimum
B.
Average
C.
Zero
Answer
D.
Negative

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
When total utility becomes maximum, then marginal utility will be 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.