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necessarily true regarding this statement?a. The marginal utility of the first glass of water was zero. b. The marginal utility of the third glass of water will be negative. c. The marginal utility of the second glass of water was negative. d. The water is available free of cost. e. The marginal utility of the second glass of water was positive.e"I don't feel so good; I shouldn't have had that last doughnut." Which of the following supports
this statement?a. The marginal utility of doughnuts is still increasing. b. The total utility from eating doughnuts is negative. c. The marginal utility of the last doughnut was positive. d. The marginal utility of the next doughnut will be positive. e. The marginal utility of the last doughnut was negative.eNegative marginal utility implies that:a. the price of a good increases as additional units are consumed. b. total utility is negative. c. total utility decreases as additional units of a good are consumed. d. the total revenue spent by a consumer on a good decreases as more of the good is purchased.e. marginal utility increases as additional units of a good are consumed.cWhen total utility falls, marginal utility is _____.a. at its maximum b. positive c. negative d. infinite e. zeroc
The following table shows the total utility and marginal utility derived from the consumption of scones. The first column of the table represents the number of scones a consumer consumes in aday. The second column of the table presents the total utility derived from that consumption, and the third column shows the marginal utility of each additional scones. The marginal utility ofthe second scone is _____ units. Table 6.3Scones Total utility Marginal utility1 10 -2 18 -3. 24 64 28 -5 30 2a. 9 b. 8 c. 6 d. 19 e. 12aThe following graph shows the marginal utility derived by a consumer from watching an additional baseball game every month. Which of the following is true of the total and marginal utilities derived from watching the baseball games?
a. For all the ten games, total utility decreases as marginal utility decreases. b. For all the ten games, total utility increases as marginal utility increases. c. For the first six games, total utility increases as marginal utility decreases. d. For the first six games, total utility decreases as marginal utility increases. e. For the last four games, both total and marginal utility increases.c