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What are differences between marginal utility and total utility?
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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.
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Explain difference between total and marginal utility. Define UTILITY. How do consumers maximize UTILITY?
explain the difference between total utility and marginal utility
When total utility is at its maximum where is marginal utility?
marginal utility is zero
When total utility increases marginal utility is?
marginal utility decreases
If marginal utility is positive will you have total utility increase with additional consumption?
If marginal utility is positive will you have total utility increase with additional consumption?
When would the total utility of a good and the marginal utility of a good be the same?
total utility and marginal utility are the same for the first unit of good consumed.
Explain difference between total and marginal utility. Define UTILITY. How do consumers maximize UTILITY?
explain the difference between total utility and marginal utility
What is total utilitymarginal utility d low of diminishing marginal utility and draw the thoeretical mathematical diagramatically relationship between total and marginal utility?
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When total utility is at its maximum where is marginal utility?
marginal utility is zero
When total utility increases marginal utility is?
marginal utility decreases
If marginal utility is positive will you have total utility increase with additional consumption?
If marginal utility is positive will you have total utility increase with additional consumption?
When would the total utility of a good and the marginal utility of a good be the same?
total utility and marginal utility are the same for the first unit of good consumed.
Why does marginal utility decrease?
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.
When total utility is at a maximum marginal utility is ..?
at zero
Explain the relationship between total utility and marginal utility?
Total Utility can mean the total amount of satisfaction gained from the purchase or consumption of a product. Marginal Utility is the amount of satisfaction gained from purchasing or consuming more of the same product. For Example: If you purchased two slices of Pizza, Your total utility would be the satisfaction you receive from consuming both slices. Your marginal utility would be the satisfaction you gained consuming an additional slice (i.e. The difference between consuming two slices versus one slice) Typically your marginal utility decreases as your consumption increases. For Example: If you have eight pizzas, one extra slice is not likely to bring you as much satisfaction as a second slice would if you only had one slice of pizza (as opposed to eight pizzas).
What is total and marginal utility?
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.
What is the difference between marginal utility and marginal benefit?
I think this is the answer, based off my textbook, "Microeconomics" by Zupan and Browning. Marginal benefit is the "...maximum amount the consumer would pay for an additional unit" of some good. The height of the demand curve can be interpreted as showing the marginal benefit of some good. Marginal utility is the amount that total utility rises when consumption increases by one unit. For example if total utility for one scoop of ice cream is 10 units and totality utility for the second scoop of ice cream is 15 units, marginal utility measures the difference, 5 units, between the two.
Can marginal utility be negative?
Yes. Some objects and activities can generate negative marginal utility and lower total utility. For example, polluted air.
