Practice - Measures of Utility
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Practice Questions
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What is total utility?
💡 Hint: Think about how you feel after eating a meal.
Define marginal utility.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you eat one more piece of candy.
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What does total utility measure?
💡 Hint: Consider your level of happiness after eating a meal versus one bite.
True or false: Marginal utility always increases as more units are consumed.
💡 Hint: Think of how you feel after several servings of food.
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A consumer derives a total utility of 60 from consuming 6 oranges and 54 from 5 oranges. Calculate the marginal utility of the 6th orange. Discuss how the marginal utility affects their consumption choices.
💡 Hint: Think about how satisfaction changes as you continue eating.
Explain how understanding marginal utility can help businesses in setting prices for products. Provide an example with your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Consider how restaurants might price their 'all-you-can-eat' specials.
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