For All Goods Other Than Those That Are Addictive, and Assuming

Multiple Choice

For all goods other than those that are addictive, and assuming that the quantity consumed is not so large that the last units consumed generate negative marginal utilities, we can say that, for the consumer, as more of the good is consumed, its marginal utility_____ while its total utility _____.

A) increases; decreases
B) decreases; increases
C) increases; increases
D) decreases; decreases
E) no general rule can be made here