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Two Families Who Live in Plains, GA Have Identical Incomes

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Two families who live in Plains, GA have identical incomes. The Smiths deduct $5,000 from their taxable income for mortgage interest paid during the year. The Jones family lives in an apartment and is not eligible for a mortgage-interest deduction. This situation exemplifies


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Total Utility

The overall satisfaction or benefit a consumer receives from consuming a certain quantity of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility that a consumer receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Total Utility

In economics, the total satisfaction received from consuming a particular quantity of goods or services.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they actually pay.

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