The table below contains information about the total utility Jerry gains from coffee and pastries he buys from the coffee shop   No of Coffee & Pastries Total utility from Coffee Total utility from Pastries 1 1.50  10 2 2.70  13 3 3.60 15 4 3.60 16 5 2 16.5                   Calculate Jerry’s marginal utility from coffee at each number of cups per 2 hours. Does Jerry’s marginal utility from Coffee obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?   Calculate Jerry’s marginal utility from Pastries at each number of hours per 2 hours. Does Jerry’s marginal utility from Pastries obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility? Which does Ahmed enjoy more: his 4th cup of Coffee or his 4th piece of pastries?

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The table below contains information about the total utility Jerry gains from coffee and pastries he buys from the coffee shop

 


No of Coffee & Pastries

Total utility from Coffee

Total utility from Pastries

1

1.50

 10

2

2.70

 13

3

3.60

15

4

3.60

16

5

2

16.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Calculate Jerry’s marginal utility from coffee at each number of cups per 2 hours. Does Jerry’s marginal utility from Coffee obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?

 

  1. Calculate Jerry’s marginal utility from Pastries at each number of hours per 2 hours. Does Jerry’s marginal utility from Pastries obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?
  2. Which does Ahmed enjoy more: his 4th cup of Coffee or his 4th piece of pastries?
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