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It is one of the basic principles taught to students studying economics. Introduced by Lord Alfred Marshall, it forms a crux in the micro-economic level often reflected in routine, day-to-day life.

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 ...

The law of marginal utility states that customer satisfaction decreases with each unit purchased. So, the more your customers purchase, the less satisfaction they get from each additional purchase. If ...

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 ...

Here at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis - just recently ranked the top undergraduate business program in America - it's that time of year for students to start cramming ...