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Answer the following question.
Define marginal utility. When can it be negative?
Solution
Marginal utility is the net addition made to total utility by the consumption of an additional unit. `""^"M"u_"n" = ""^"T"u_"n" – ""^"T"u_"n" - 1`. when total utility is maximum, marginal utility is zero.
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