If, as a Person Consumes More and More of a Good

question 77

Multiple Choice

If, as a person consumes more and more of a good, each additional unit adds less satisfaction than the previous unit consumed, we are seeing the workings of

• A)the law of demand.
• B)the law of supply.
• C)the law of increasing marginal opportunity cost.
• D)the law of diminishing marginal utility.

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Definitions:

Embezzlement

A wrongful conversion of another’s funds or property by one who is lawfully in possession of those funds or that property.

Forgery

A criminal falsification by imitating, impersonating, or altering a real document with the intent to deceive or defraud.

Miranda Rights

The rights that are read to an arrested individual by a law enforcement agent before the individual is questioned about the commission of a crime.

Arraignment

The first appearance in court by the defendant, at which the defendant is advised of the pending charges, the right to counsel, and the right to trial by jury and he or she enters a plea to the charge.