The marginal utility curve is: A) upsloping because of increasing marginal opportunity costs. B) upsloping because successive units of a specific product yield less and less extra utility. C) downsloping because of increasing marginal opportunity costs. D) downsloping because successive units of a specific product yield less and less extra utility.

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Seth Wagner

23 March, 02:42

The marginal utility curve is: A) upsloping because of increasing marginal opportunity costs. B) upsloping because successive units of a specific product yield less and less extra utility. C) downsloping because of increasing marginal opportunity costs. D) downsloping because successive units of a specific product yield less and less extra utility.

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Brenden Kent · Answer 1

D) downsloping because successive units of a specific product yield less and less extra utility.

Explanation:

The marginal utility curve is downsloping because successive units of a specific product yield less and less extra utility or benefits.

It gives the relationship between the utility derived from the consumption of an additional unit of a good and the quantity of the good consumed.