Marginal utility is the:
A) sensitivity of consumer purchases of a good to changes in the price of that good.
B) change in total utility obtained by consuming one more unit of a good.
C) change in total utility obtained by consuming another unit of a good divided by the change in the price of that good.
D) total utility associated with the consumption of a certain number of units of a good divided by the number of units consumed.
Ans: B) change in total utility obtained by consuming one more unit of a good.
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