Exhibit 6­6 Consider Exhibit 6­6

question 50

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 6­6 Consider Exhibit 6­6.Which of the following best describes what it revealsabout total and marginal utility for baseball game tickets?

• A)Marginal utility is constantly pulling total utility down, until eventually it becomes negative.
• B)Marginal utility is constantly pulling total utility up and will continue to increase total utility as long as the Person consumes more goods.
• C)Marginal utility is constantly pulling total utility up, but by less each time.
• D)At first marginal utility is positive and pulls total utility up but at a decreasing rate; then marginal utility Becomes negative and pulls total utility down.
• E)At first marginal utility is positive and pulls total utility up, but then it becomes negative and makes Total utility become negative as well.

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