Which Statement Is TRUE If the Principle of Diminishing Marginal

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE if the principle of diminishing marginal utility applies?

• A)When a customer at the Pie Palace continues to eat more pie,each additional piece of pie gives the same marginal utility.
• B)When a customer at the Pie Palace continues to eat more pie,each additional piece of pie gives less marginal utility.
• C)When a customer at the Pie Palace continues to eat more pie,each additional piece of pie lowers total utility.
• D)The total utility of pie is at a maximum,while the marginal utility of pie is still increasing.

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Definitions:

Vascular Tissue

The complex tissue in plants that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body.

Cortex

The outer layer of various organs or structures, such as the brain's cerebral cortex, involved in high-level functions including consciousness, memory, and thought, or the kidney's cortex, involved in filtration and blood processing.

Tracheids

Water-conducting cells in the xylem of vascular plants that are elongated, with thickened cell walls and tapered ends, contributing to the support and transportation of water and minerals.

Vessel Elements

Shorter, wider plant cells than tracheids, found in the xylem, which efficiently transport water and nutrients vertically through the plant.