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Utility. Utility is a type of function that occurs in economics. When a consumer receives x units of a product, a certain amount of pleasure, or utility, U, is derived. Suppose the utility related to the number of ticket x sold for a ride at a country fair is
Find the rate at which utility at changes with respect to number of tickets bought.
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