Suppose You Are Consuming a Particular Good and You Could

question 173

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are consuming a particular good and you could somehow give back the last unit you consumed. What would happen to total and marginal utility (assuming that the marginal utility of the unit given back is positive) ?

• A)Both total and marginal utility would decrease.
• B)Both total and marginal utility would increase.
• C)Total utility would increase but marginal utility would decrease.
• D)Total utility would decrease but marginal utility would increase.
• E)There would be no change in marginal utility but total utility would decrease.

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