If a Consumer's Total Utility Increases When Another Unit of a Good

question 229

Multiple Choice

If a consumer's total utility increases when another unit of a good is consumed,which of the following is true? Marginal utility must be

• A) negative.
• B) equal to one.
• C) positive.
• D) increasing.
• E) some amount, but more information is needed to determine if marginal utility is positive, negative, or equal to zero.

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