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Larry is having trouble going to sleep.Which food would NOT be recommended for him to eat or drink if he wanted to increase his intake of tryptophan?


Definitions:

Total Utility

The total satisfaction received from consuming a particular quantity of a good or service.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The decrease in satisfaction or usefulness obtained from each additional unit of consumption.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, due to the availability of more desirable substitutes.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person consumes more of a good, the satisfaction gained from consuming an additional unit decreases.

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