Which of the following statements is correct?

A) Utility and usefulness are synonymous.
B) The marginal utility derived from successive units of a product tends to be similar for all consumers.
C) Because utility is not measurable, the utility-maximizing rule provides no useful insights as to consumer behavior.
D) A product may yield utility, but not be functionally useful.


Ans: D) A product may yield utility, but not be functionally useful.

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