-Given the above figure, when Joey eats a third piece of pizza his marginal utility is ________ and his total utility is ________.
A) falling; falling
B) falling; rising
C) rising; falling
D) rising; rising

Question

-Given the above figure, when Joey eats a third piece of pizza his marginal utility is ________ and his total utility is ________.
A) falling; falling 
B) falling; rising 
C) rising; falling 
D) rising; rising

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When Joey eats a third piece of pizza, his marginal utility is falling because each additional piece provides less satisfaction than the previous one, but his total utility is rising as he is still gaining overall satisfaction from eating more pizza.

-Given the Above Figure, When Joey Eats a Third Piece