The Marginal Benefit from Consuming Another Unit of a Good

question 29

Multiple Choice

The marginal benefit from consuming another unit of a good:

• A) must equal the marginal cost or the unit will not be consumed.
• B) must be less than the marginal cost or the unit will not be consumed.
• C) equals the increase in total benefits from consuming the unit.
• D) equals the total benefit obtained from the consumption of all prior units.

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