Question

QUESTION 2 Quantity per Day Michael Jill 50 147 180 0 VOULWNO 194 Total Utility Tim Diva 0 1000 1900 2700 3400 4000 4500 360 4900 420 5200 5400 540 240 240 310 425 300 285 575 329 372 480 900 1275 1770 414 According to the above table, what is Diva's marginal utility of the 7th unit? 0 120 400 420 60

Answer 1

The marginal utility is the addition made to the total utility when an additional unit is produced, the marginal utility is calculated by dividing the change in total utility by the change in quantity.

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MU = ATU/AQ

  

Unit	TU(Divya)	MU
0	0	-
1	60	60/1 = 60
2	120
3	180	60
4	240	60
5	300	60
6	360	60
7	420	60
8	480	60
9	540	60

Here the marginal utility is constant over the period.

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