alleryStart learning →Convex preferences reflect which principle of utility?
ALaw of supply rule
BIncreasing returns
CFalling marginal utility
DConstant unit cost
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Falling marginal utility
As a consumer has more of a good its extra satisfaction falls, so convexity matches declining marginal utility.
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