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3. Refer to the figure on the right. Mark points on the figure and answer the following questions: a. Total utility is maximized at $q_{tacos}$= _ b. Total utility is negative over range: _ c. Marginal utility is zero at $q_{tacos}$= ___ d. Marginal utility is positive over range: _ e. Marginal utility is negative over range: ___ 4. Assume that Thomas can afford to buy as many candy bars and ice cream cones as he wants. He would continue to consume both candy bars and ice cream until the a. marginal utility of each decreases. b. marginal utility of each becomes negative. c. total utility of each becomes negative. d. marginal utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal. e. total utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal

          3. Refer to the figure on the right. Mark points on the figure and
answer the following questions:
a. Total utility is maximized at $q_{tacos}$= _____
b. Total utility is negative over range: _____
c. Marginal utility is zero at $q_{tacos}$= _____
d. Marginal utility is positive over range: _____
e. Marginal utility is negative over range: _____
4. Assume that Thomas can afford to buy as many candy bars and
ice cream cones as he wants. He would continue to consume
both candy bars and ice cream until the
a. marginal utility of each decreases.
b. marginal utility of each becomes negative.
c. total utility of each becomes negative.
d. marginal utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is
equal.
e. total utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal

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3. Refer to the figure on the right. Mark points on the figure and
answer the following questions:
a. Total utility is maximized at qtacos=
b. Total utility is negative over range:
c. Marginal utility is zero at qtacos=
d. Marginal utility is positive over range:
e. Marginal utility is negative over range:
4. Assume that Thomas can afford to buy as many candy bars and
ice cream cones as he wants. He would continue to consume
both candy bars and ice cream until the
a. marginal utility of each decreases.
b. marginal utility of each becomes negative.
c. total utility of each becomes negative.
d. marginal utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is
equal.
e. total utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal

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Refer to the figure on the right. Mark points on the figure and answer the following questions: a. Total utility is maximized at q_tacos = b. Total utility is negative over range: c. Marginal utility is zero at q_tacos = d. Marginal utility is positive over range: e. Marginal utility is negative over range: Assume that Thomas can afford to buy as many candy bars and ice cream cones as he wants. He would continue to consume both candy bars and ice cream until the a. marginal utility of each decreases. b. marginal utility of each becomes negative. c. total utility of each becomes negative. d. marginal utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal. e. total utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal. Refer to the figure on the right. Mark points on the figure and answer the following questions: a. Total utility is maximized at q_ucos b. Total utility is negative over range c. Marginal utility is zero at q_uco d. Marginal utility is positive over range e. Marginal utility is negative over range Assume that Thomas can afford to buy as many candy bars and ice cream cones as he wants. He would continue to consume both candy bars and ice cream until the a. marginal utility of each decreases b. marginal utility of each becomes negative c. total utility of each becomes negative d. marginal utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal e. total utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal.

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00:01 So first of all, let's, let me try to paint you a picture of diminishing marginal utility, right? so if we plot, say, the number of goods and the utility, diminishing marginal utility says that the curve gets flat, right? it gets flatter.

00:21 The idea here, right, is diminishing marginal utility.

00:26 So diminishing is shrinking.

00:35 Marginal means the last or next unit.

00:42 So what diminishing marginal utility is saying is that each unit gives you less utility, right? each provides less.

00:54 So the line is getting flatter and flatter and flatter because each unit is giving you less of a bump to utility.

01:00 So the correct answer here is a.

01:05 As a person consumes more and more of a good, right, as they increase their consumption, the addition to total satisfaction decreases, right? yet the amount you're adding on, the amount of an extra bump you're getting is shrinking towards zero.

01:20 It has nothing to do with income, right? nothing to do with income.

01:23 It's about utility, so b is wrong.

01:25 It's not c because c has it going the other way.

01:28 It would be increasing marginal utility, right? c is increasing marginal utility.

01:33 And again, d is wrong because there's nothing to do with income.

01:37 So for quincy, right? for quincy, what do we know? quincy eats less ice cream and more pretzels...

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