If consumption of a product delivers a positive marginal utility, then consumption of an additional unit would mean
A) that total utility would not change.
B) that total utility would be decreasing.
C) that the consumer would no longer receive any satisfaction from any consumption of this good.
D) that total utility is also zero.
E) that total utility would be increasing.

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If consumption of a product delivers a positive marginal utility, then consumption of an additional unit would mean that the consumer is receiving more satisfaction from the additional unit than from the previous units consumed. This means that total utility would be increasing.

If Consumption of a Product Delivers a Positive Marginal Utility