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Pricing for diminishing marginal utility!
Geoff Riley
23rd October 2017
What a fantastic image to use when discussing marginal utility and the demand curve!
The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
- Marginal utility is the change in satisfaction from consuming an extra unit of a good or service
- Beyond a certain point, marginal utility may start to fall (diminish)
- If marginal utility is falling, then consumers may only be prepared to pay a lower price!
- This helps to explain downward sloping demand curve for a good or service
Maximising Utility
- With a single product, total utility is maximised when marginal utility is zero
- When multiple products are being chosen, the condition for maximising utility is that a consumer equalizes the marginal utility per pound spent
- The condition for maximising utility is:
- MUA/PA = MUB/PB
- Where: MU is marginal utility and P is price
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