If Total Utility Is Increasing as More of a Good

question 43

Multiple Choice

If total utility is increasing as more of a good is consumed:

• A) marginal utility must be decreasing.
• B) marginal utility must be increasing at an increasing rate.
• C) marginal utility is positive.
• D) both (b) and (c) are true.

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