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Statement I:
Utility of a good to the consumer should be measured in units of money which the consumer is willing to pay.
Statement II:
Utility and usefulness are one and same thing.
Select the correct answer from the options given below -

A
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
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Both Statement I and Statement II are time.
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Statement II is true but Statement I is false.
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Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
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Solution

The correct option is D Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
  • Utility refers to the want satisfying power of a commodity. So to act rationally at the time of purchasing consumer usually measures this utility in the units of money so that comparison can be made with the price of the commodity.
  • Utility of a product depends on how a customer perceives that product, a product might be very useful but if the customer does not need that product then it won’t provide him any utility.

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