alleryStart learning →Marginal utility per dollar is the additional utility received divided by the product's:
AWeight
BColour
CBrand
DPrice
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Price
1. Comparing goods fairly means allowing for what each costs.
2. Marginal utility is the additional utility from one more unit.
3. Marginal utility per dollar is the amount of additional utility received.
4. That amount is divided by the product's price.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Microeconomics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Consumer Choices'_
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