Javier Goes to an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet at a Chinese Restaurant

question 42

Multiple Choice

Javier goes to an all-you-can-eat buffet at a Chinese restaurant and consumes three plates of food.Which of the following explains why the third plate of food does not provide as much satisfaction as the second plate?

• A) The law of expanding externalities.
• B) The rule of total utility.
• C) The law of supply.
• D) The law of diminishing marginal utility.

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Definitions:

Glycogen

A multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important source of energy for cells and the primary form of sugar transported in the blood.

HCl

Hydrochloric acid, a strong acid formed by the solution of hydrogen chloride in water, which is a major component of gastric acid in the digestive system.

Digestion

Digestion is the process by which food is broken down in the gastrointestinal tract into nutrients that can be absorbed and utilized by the body.