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When total utility becomes maximum, then marginal utility will be ______.

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Minimum
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Average
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Negative
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Zero
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Solution

The correct option is C Zero
1:When total utility becomes maximum, then the marginal utility will be Zero.
2:It is based in the law of diminishing
marginal utility which says 'as more and more units of a good are consumed, MU i.e level of satisfaction derived from each successive unit goes on falling because the desire for that commodity tends to fall.


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