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Chapter 20, Problem 20P
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Consider figure 20-1. If this individual were to contemplate consuming a seventh digital app and experience a total utility of 15 units as a consequence, what would be the resulting marginal utility? Would the points on the total utility and marginal utility graphs in panels (a) and (b) lie higher or lower to the right of the current endpoints of those graphs?

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Total Utility is the total amount of satisfaction obtained from the consumption of goods and services.

Marginal Utility refers to adding to total utility when one more unit of a good or service is consumed.

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