When marginal utility is negative,total utility
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) can increase or decrease.
D) stays the same.
E) is equal to zero.

Name: When marginal utility is negative,total utility A) increases. B) decreases. C) can increase or decrease. D) stays the same. E) is equal to zero.
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When marginal utility is negative, it means that each additional unit consumed is decreasing the total utility. Therefore, the total utility must be decreasing, resulting in choice B being the correct answer.

When Marginal Utility Is Negative,total Utility