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marginal utility is zero
marginal utility decreases
If marginal utility is positive will you have total utility increase with additional consumption?
explain the difference between total utility and marginal utility
total utility and marginal utility are the same for the first unit of good consumed.
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Total utility is the overall utility achieved by using any product while marginal utility is the increase/decrease in utility from use of one more unit of product.
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Yes. Some objects and activities can generate negative marginal utility and lower total utility. For example, polluted air.
Law of diminishing marginal utility states that equal additions to a good provide smaller and smaller increases in total utility, therefore marginal utility decreases. Lets use apples for an example. The first apple is very satisfying and adds a lot of utility, say 100 total utility. If you have a second apple, it is less satisfying, and adds 80 to make 180 total utility. A third apple adds only 50 utility, to make 230 total. Total utility is increasing at a decreasing rate. Therefore, the marginal utility (satisfaction) between each apple is decreasing, which illustrates the law of diminishing marginal utility.
Total utility increases at a diminishing rate
Topic Marginal Utility Total Utility 1. Definition Marginal utility is the extra satisfaction which a consumer gets from consuming additional units of goods. Total utility is the sum of total satisfaction of a consumer derives from consumption of a particular good. 2. Feature It can be negative. It can't be negative. 3. Sloping It is downward sloping. It is upward sloping.