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 ...

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.

In economics, the utility function measures the welfare or satisfaction of a consumer as a function of the consumption of real goods, such as food or clothing. Utility function is widely used in ...

Total utility is the aggregate satisfaction that a consumer receives through the consumption of a goods or services. Total utility is often compared to marginal utility, which is the satisfaction a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We estimate how the marginal utility of consumption varies with health. To do so, we develop a simple model in which the impact of health on ...