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It shows how much utility you would get for each unit of consumption. It has a positive slope that decreases as the unit of consumption increases due to the law of diminishing returns.

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How can the demand curve be derived using the marginal utility theory?

Marginal utility is the key concept underline demand .The height of a demand curve reflects marginal utility.The marginal utility curve resembles the demand curve. So, it is through the marginal utility we get the demand curve.


The supply curve of a monopoly is its marginal cost curve true or false?

Flase, The suuply curve of a "perfect competition" is its marginal cost curve


6 If the average total cost curve is falling what is necessarily true of the marginal cost curve If the average total cost curve is rising what is necessarily true of the marginal cost curve?

When average total cost curve is falling it is necessarily above the marginal cost curve. If the average total cost curve is rising, it is necessarily below the marginal cost curve.


Why does the marginal cost curve correspond to the supply curve?

A perfectly competitive firm's supply curve is that portion of its' marginal cost curve that lies above the minimum of the average variable cost curve. A perfectly competitive firm maximizes profit by producing the quantity of output that equates price and marginal cost. As such, the firm moves along it's marginal cost curve in response to alternative prices. Because the marginal cost curve is positively sloped due to the law of diminishing marginal returns, the firm's supply curve is also positively sloped.


Is the height of an indifference curve the marginal rate of substitution?

Yes. The height of an indifference curve is the marginal rate of substitution.

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How can the demand curve be derived using the marginal utility theory?

Marginal utility is the key concept underline demand .The height of a demand curve reflects marginal utility.The marginal utility curve resembles the demand curve. So, it is through the marginal utility we get the demand curve.


What is the difference between marginal utility and indifference curve?

Marginal utility is the satisfaction a consumer receives from consuming an additional unit of a good The indifference curve shows different combinations of 2 goods that the consumer is indifferent towards


The supply curve of a monopoly is its marginal cost curve true or false?

Flase, The suuply curve of a "perfect competition" is its marginal cost curve


6 If the average total cost curve is falling what is necessarily true of the marginal cost curve If the average total cost curve is rising what is necessarily true of the marginal cost curve?

When average total cost curve is falling it is necessarily above the marginal cost curve. If the average total cost curve is rising, it is necessarily below the marginal cost curve.


Why does the marginal cost curve correspond to the supply curve?

A perfectly competitive firm's supply curve is that portion of its' marginal cost curve that lies above the minimum of the average variable cost curve. A perfectly competitive firm maximizes profit by producing the quantity of output that equates price and marginal cost. As such, the firm moves along it's marginal cost curve in response to alternative prices. Because the marginal cost curve is positively sloped due to the law of diminishing marginal returns, the firm's supply curve is also positively sloped.


Is the height of an indifference curve the marginal rate of substitution?

Yes. The height of an indifference curve is the marginal rate of substitution.


Where is profit maximized on a graph?

Profit is maximized on a graph where the marginal cost curve intersects the marginal revenue curve.


Relationship between Marginal revenue and Demand curve?

marginal revenue always lies behind the demand curve,and when demand increases marginal revenue also increases.demand curve is used to determine price of a commodity.


Does monopolistically competitive firms have horizontal marginal cost curve?

No it does not. Only Perfectly Competitive firms have a horizontal Marginal Cost curve, which is also there demand curve.


The price charged by a profit-maximizing monopolist occurs at?

the point where the marginal cost curve intersects the marginal revenue curve


Marginal product curve?

A marginal product curve is a visual presentation that demonstrates the relationship between the marginal product and the quantity of its input. All other inputs are fixed.


At what point does the marginal cost (MC) curve intersect the average variable cost (AVC) curve?

The marginal cost (MC) curve intersects the average variable cost (AVC) curve at the minimum point of the AVC curve.