The Additional Utility Derived from Consuming One More Unit of Some

question 118

Short Answer

The additional utility derived from consuming one more unit of some good or service is called ___________.

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Definitions:

Decreasing-Cost Industry

An industry where the average cost of production decreases as the industry's output increases, often due to economies of scale.

Long-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the market price of a good and the quantity of it that producers are willing to supply when all production inputs are variable.

Downward-Sloping

Describes a line or curve on a graph that descends from left to right, indicating a negative relationship between two variables.

Purely Competitive

A market scenario where all participants sell indistinguishable goods, ensuring no one seller can influence prices, creating an ideal competition.