A consumer's demand curve for a product is downsloping because:
A. total utility falls below marginal utility as more of a product is consumed.
B. marginal utility diminishes as more of a product is consumed.
C. time becomes less valuable as more of a product is consumed.
D. the income and substitution effects precisely offset each other.
Answer: B
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