Suppose a friend gives you two pieces of gum, and you decide to have one piece now and save the other for tomorrow. You do this because:

a. the total utility you get from the two pieces of gum will be higher tomorrow.
b. the marginal utility you get from the second piece will be higher tomorrow.
c. the marginal utility you get from the second piece will be higher today.
d. the marginal utility you get from the first piece will be less today.
e. the total utility you get from the two pieces will be less tomorrow.


b

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