The Paradox of Value

question 35

Multiple Choice

The paradox of value

• A)is that values are the same for different people.
• B)is that economists can calculate marginal utility,even though utility is unmeasurable.
• C)is resolved by an appeal to the law of diminishing total utility.
• D)remains unresolved by economists.
• E)is resolved by an appeal to the difference between marginal utility and total utility.

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Definitions:

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