Statement I: Utility Is Measured by a Product's Usefulness

question 69

Multiple Choice

Statement I: Utility is measured by a product's usefulness.
Statement II: If you purchased eight ballpoint pens at 75 cents each,you would be enjoying a consumer surplus.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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