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Marginal Utility

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

You made a good decision if:

a)

Marginal cost is greater then marginal benefit

b)

Marginal cost is less than marginal benefit

c)

Marginal benefit is greater then marginal cost

d)

Marginal benefit is less then marginal cost

2.

What best reflects the goal of a consumer?

a)

To acquire the largest possible quantity of goods.

b)

To acquire the largest possible variety of goods.

c)

To maximize utility.

d)

To save money.

3.

Which of the following best refers to the additional cost a person or firm incur to produce one more unit?

a)

Consumer Benefit

b)

Intersection

c)

Marginal Benefit

d)

Marginal Cost

4.

Total utility is the benefit received from consuming an extra unit of a good.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

The relationship between demand and marginal utility is best explained as ...

a)

the marginal utility a person gets from consuming a good determines their demand for the good.

b)

the total utility a person gets from consuming a good determines their demand for the good.

c)

the marginal utility a person gets from consuming a good determines their market demand for the good.

d)

the total utility a person gets from consuming a good determines their market demand for the good.

6.

The total utility definition states:

a)

The usefulness, benefit or satisfaction a consumer gains from consuming a product.

b)

The satisfaction gained from consuming a quantity of an economic good, measured in utils.

c)

The added consumer satisfaction from consuming a quantity of a good.

d)

The consumer's satisfaction from consuming a quantity of a good.

7.

The definition of the law of diminishing marginal utility

a)

As more units are consumed the marginal utility falls.

b)

As more units are consumed the marginal utility increases.

c)

As price decreases quantity demanded increases.

d)

As price increases consumers are willing to pay more.

8.

Definition of Marginal Utility

a)

the satisfaction from consumption

b)

to total satisfaction from consuming a product

c)

the extra satisfaction from the last unit consumed

d)

the extra consumption from last unit consumed

9.

Consumers will maximize satisfaction when;

a)

Marginal utility is equal to average utility

b)

The price of each good is exactly equal to the price of every other good consumed

c)

The price of each good is exactly equal to the total utility derived from the consumption of every other good

d)

The marginal utility of the last dollar spent on each good is exactly equal to the marginal utility of the last dollar spent on any other good

10.

When offered another helping of stewed chicken at dinner, your dinner guest passes but asks for a second can of coke. We can conclude that your guest’s;

a)

Marginal utility of stewed chicken is decreasing but marginal utility of coke is increasing

b)

Marginal utility of coke is positive but marginal utility if stewed chicken is zero or negative

c)

Total utility of stewed chicken mashed potatoes exceeds her total utility of coke

d)

Total utility of stewed chicken is less than her total utility of coke

11.

Definition of Marginal Utility

a)

the satisfaction from consumption

b)

to total satisfaction from consuming a product

c)

the extra satisfaction from the last unit consumed

d)

the extra consumption from last unit consumed

12.

The definition of the law of diminishing marginal utility

a)

As more units are consumed the marginal utility falls.

b)

As more units are consumed the marginal utility increases.

c)

As price decreases quantity demanded increases.

d)

As price increases consumers are willing to pay more.

13.

Total Utility will be greatest when marginal utility equals

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

14.
Utility is the
a)
benefit or satisfaction that a person gets from the consumption of a good or service
b)
measure of how useful a resource is in the production process
c)
measure of productivity associated with a good or service
d)
economic term for consumption possibilities
15.

A word that can be substituted for utility is

a)

Cost

b)

satisfaction

c)

Income

16.

A "want-satisfying ability" of a good/service is also known as its:

a)

Utility

b)

Total Utility

c)

Marginal Utility

17.

What is "Marginal Benefit" or ("Marginal Utility")?

a)

The cost of any good

b)

The satisfaction that a consumer gets from each subsequent addition

c)

The total cost of a given decision

18.

What is a "util"?

a)

Something that measures the total cost of an activity

b)

A rational decision

c)

an imaginary unit of measurement representing the amount of utility a good or service provides

d)

An imaginary animal

e)

The mascot for the University of Utah

19.

What's the marginal utility of the 2nd good?

a)

210

b)

120

c)

90

d)

-90

20.

What's the marginal utility of the 1st good?

a)

90

b)

120

c)

210

d)

30