The first bottle of water increases Clarke's utility by 20 utils. The second bottle of water increases utility by 18 utils. The third bottle of water increases his utility by 15 utils. The marginal utility of the third bottle of water is 3 utils

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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