Bridget Drinks Three Sodas During a Particular Day

question 98

Multiple Choice

Bridget drinks three sodas during a particular day.The marginal benefit she enjoys from drinking the third soda

• A)can be thought of as the total benefit Bridget enjoys by drinking three sodas minus the total benefit she would have enjoyed by drinking just two sodas.
• B)determines Bridget's willingness to pay for the third soda.
• C)is likely different from the marginal benefit provided to Bridget by the second soda.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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