If the price of a good is zero, a rational consumer will
A) buy all of the units available.
B) not consume the good at all since it must not be valuable if it has a zero price.
C) stop consuming the good when marginal utility is zero.
D) consume the good up to the point where total utility is just below zero.
Answer: C
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