An Individual Gets Five Units of Utility from One Slice

question 71

Multiple Choice

An individual gets five units of utility from one slice of pizza and nine units of utility from two slices of pizza.The principle of diminishing marginal utility implies that the total utility from three slices of pizza will be _____ units of utility.

• A) exactly 12
• B) less than 13
• C) less than 9
• D) more than 14

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