Understanding Demand and Supply
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What is the concept that represents the additional satisfaction a consumer gains from consuming one more unit of a good?

  • Diminishing Marginal Utility (DMU)
  • Total Utility (TU)
  • Marginal Utility (MU) (correct)
  • Average Utility (AU)
  • Which curve is conventionally assumed to slope downwards according to the text?

  • Average Utility Curve
  • Marginal Utility Curve (correct)
  • Total Utility Curve
  • Diminishing Marginal Utility Curve
  • What does the law of diminishing marginal utility state?

  • As the stock of a commodity increases, its average utility to the consumer decreases.
  • As the stock of a commodity increases, its marginal utility to the consumer decreases. (correct)
  • As the stock of a commodity increases, its diminishing utility to the consumer increases.
  • As the stock of a commodity increases, its total utility to the consumer decreases.
  • What concept is the summation of utilities derived from all the units of a good consumed by a consumer?

    <p>Total Utility (TU)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the resultant of dividing the total utility by the number of units of a good consumed?

    <p>Average Utility (AU)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is considered a primary factor of production?

    <p>Land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of production?

    <p>Satisfying human wants and needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Edwood Buffa, what is production?

    <p>A process by which goods and services are created</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the factors of production according to Marshall?

    <p>Land, Labour, Capital, Entrepreneurship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Land' include as a factor of production?

    <p>Earth’s surface and resources above and below the surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

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