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William Baumol writes in "Economics: Principles and Policy" that the total monetary utility of a collection of goods to a consumer is equal to the largest amount of money the consumer will pay in ...

From a practical standpoint, the august professors were talking about the value of that last dollar, the one at the top of a potentially very high stack that you might possess. And the function for ...

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Marginal utility helps set product pricing; high initial satisfaction decreases with more units. Some stores use bulk pricing when consumers value additional items less. Progressive taxes assume each ...