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Chapter 20, Problem 10P
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Draw a marginal utility curve corresponding to the total utility curve depicted in problem 20-9.

20-9. Consider the movements that take place from one point to the next (A to B to C and so on) along the total utility curve as the individual successively increases consumption by one more unit, and answer the questions that follow.

Economics Today: The Micro View, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (19th Edition), Chapter 20, Problem 10P

  1. Which one-unit increase in consumption from one point to the next along the total utility curve generates the highest marginal utility?
  2. Which one-unit increase in consumption from one point to the next along the total utility curve generates the zero marginal utility?
  3. Which one-unit increase in consumption from one point to the next along the total utility curve generates the negative marginal utility?

Content information:

Marginal Utility refers to adding to the total utility when one more unit of a good or service is consumed. The marginal utility of normal good decreases as more and more units of the good is consumed.

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