Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 171

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Alaina's Utility from Consuming Cups of Coffee) Look at the table Alaina's Utility from Consuming Cups of Coffee. Diminishing marginal utility:

• A) is not present in Alaina's consumption of coffee, since her total utility keeps increasing.
• B) is present in Alaina's consumption of coffee, since her total utility increases at a decreasing rate with each cup consumed.
• C) is equal to zero.
• D) is not present, since Alaina exhibits increasing marginal utility.

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