GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The concept of marginal utility decreasing with the increase in amount consumed of a commodity is called
A
Diminishing marginal returns
B
Diminishing marginal utility
C
Diminishing total utility
D
Diminishing total returns
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The law of diminishing marginal utility holds that as we consume more of an item, the amount of satisfaction produced by each additional unit of that good declines. The change in utility gained from utilizing an additional unit of a product is known as marginal utility.

Detailed explanation-2: -The “Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility” states that for any good or service, the marginal utility of that good or service decreases as the quantity of the good increases, ceteris paribus. In other words, total utility increases more and more slowly as the quantity consumed increases.

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