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Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

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Question

Total utility of a commodity is measured by which price of that commodity?

A

Value in use

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B

Value in exchange

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C

Both (A) and (B)

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D

None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Value in use

Total utility refers to the total satisfaction obtained from the consumption of all possible units of a commodity. It measures the total satisfaction obtained from consumption of all the units of that good.

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