6. Do people try to maximize total utility or marginal utility?
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In economics, utility refers to the satisfaction or happiness that a person derives from consuming a good or service. Total utility refers to the overall satisfaction or happiness that a person gets from consuming all units of a particular good or service. Show more…
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