If I Get 10 Units of Total Utility (TU)from 2

question 9

Multiple Choice

If I get 10 units of total utility (TU) from 2 oranges, 14 of TU from 3 oranges, and 17 of TU from 4 oranges, I obey the law of diminishing marginal utility because:

• A)MU falls as consumption increases.
• B)TU increases as consumption increases.
• C)TU > MU.
• D)MU > TU.
• E)MU = TU.

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Definitions:

Direct Influence

The immediate impact or control one individual or group has over another's actions or decisions.

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Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

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Black Sheep Effect

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