Total utility can be calculated as the
a. sum of all marginal utilities
b. price paid for one unit of a good
c. product of all marginal utilities
d. total expenditure on all units of a good the consumer buys
e. difference between the marginal utilities of the first and last units of a good
QUESTION 2Demand curves usually slope downward because of the income and substitution effects, and because of the law of diminishing marginal utility.
a. True
b. False
QUESTION 3Positive marginal utility implies increasing total utility.
a. True
b. False
QUESTION 4Marginal utility is negative only when quantity demanded is negative.
a. True
b. False
QUESTION 5If marginal utility is negative, total utility is negative.
a. True
b. False
QUESTION 6As a consumer buys more of a good, total utility eventually becomes negative.
a. True
b. False
QUESTION 7The law of diminishing marginal utility implies that the marginal utility of my fifth hot dog is less than the marginal utility of my second soft drink, other things constant.
a. True
b. False