Question : Who has propounded the law of diminishing marginal utility?
Option 1: Marshall
Option 2: AC Pigou
Option 3: Gossen
Option 4: Hicks and Allen
Correct Answer: Gossen
Solution : Gossen is the proponent of the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. The Law of diminishing marginal utility states that the marginal utility of a good or service declines as more of it is consumed by an individual.
Question : What is the First Law of Gossen?
Option 1: Law of Equi-marginal utility
Option 2: Law of Diminishing marginal utility
Option 3: Law of supply
Option 4: Law of demand
Question : The law of diminishing marginal utility states that:
Option 1: Marginal utility increases as consumption increases
Option 2: Total utility decreases as consumption increases
Option 3: Marginal utility decreases as consumption increases
Option 4: Total utility remains constant as consumption increases
Question : What is the name of the law that causes the demand curve to slope downward?
Option 1: Consumer equilibrium
Option 2: Utility minimization
Option 3: Utility maximization
Option 4: Diminishing marginal utility
Question : Which of the following is the basis of diminishing marginal utility?
Option 1: Law of supply
Option 2: Laws of return
Option 3: Law of demand
Option 4: None of the above
Question : According to the law of diminishing marginal utility, as a consumer consumes more of a good:
Option 1: The total utility derived from the good increases at a decreasing rate.
Option 2: The marginal utility derived from the good increases at a decreasing rate.
Option 3: The total utility derived from the good decreases at a decreasing rate.
Option 4: The marginal utility derived from the good decreases at a decreasing rate.
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