Law of equi marginal utility is an important law of cardinal utility analysis. Explain this law with the help of its assumptions. Also explain the mechanism that how the total utility will be maximum at a point when the marginal utilities of both the goods become equal. Furthermore, there is a relationship between total and marginal utilities where they both pass through different stages when the consumer continues his or her consumption regularly. Describe this case briefly

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Law of equi marginal utility is an important law of cardinal utility analysis. Explain this law with the help of its assumptions. Also explain the mechanism that how the total utility will be maximum at a point when the marginal utilities of both the goods become equal. Furthermore, there is a relationship between total and marginal utilities where they both pass through different stages when the consumer continues his or her consumption regularly. Describe this case briefly

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