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The law of diminishing marginal utility states that as the stock of a commodity increases with the consumer, its ________ to the consumer decreases.

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utility
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supply
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marginal utility
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average utility
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The correct option is B marginal utility
The law of diminishing marginal utility states that as the consumption increases the marginal utility derived from the each successive units tends to decline. The consumer is less willing to sacrifice one good to consume one more additional unit of another good at a higher level of consumption.

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