If Finding the Last Stamp to Complete Your Collection Makes

question 21

Multiple Choice

If finding the last stamp to complete your collection makes you happier than finding the first, then:

• A) marginal utility is zero.
• B) marginal utility is negative.
• C) total utility is decreasing.
• D) total utility is constant.
• E) marginal utility is not diminishing.

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