Multiple Choice
Resolving Adam Smith's diamond-water puzzle involves
A) realizing that price is not directly related to total utility.
B) knowing that at optimal purchase, price will tend to equal marginal utility.
C) knowing that, as increasing quantities of a good are consumed, marginal utility diminishes and, conversely, consuming a small quantity of a good produces high marginal utility.
D) All of the responses are correct.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q140: The consumer maximizes his total utility (measured
Q141: Consumer choice theory generally concludes that is
Q142: If indifference curves and budget lines are
Q143: An optimal purchase is one that maximizes
Q144: The optimal purchase rule is stated as<br>A)TU
Q146: An increase in income shifts indifference curves
Q147: A budget line is a straight line
Q148: The law of diminishing marginal utility is
Q149: Figure 5-6 <img src="https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/TB8592/.jpg" alt="Figure 5-6
Q150: Marginal utility is measured by the maximum