If a Consumer Receives 20 Units of Utility from Consuming

question 220

Multiple Choice

If a consumer receives 20 units of utility from consuming two candy bars, and 25 units of utility from consuming three candy bars, the marginal utility of the second candy bar is

• A)25 utility units.
• B)20 utility units.
• C)5 utility units.
• D)unknown as more information is needed to determine the answer.

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Definitions:

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A physical property that describes the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius (or one Kelvin).

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