Question

Observe the given table and answer the questions given below it:

Unity of a commodity	Total Utility (TU) units	Marginal Utility (MU) units
1	6	`square`
2	`square`	5
3	15	4
4	15	`square`
5	`square`	-1

Questions:

1. Complete the above table.
2. a. When the total utility is maximum, marginal utility is - `square`
   b. When total utility falls, the marginal utility becomes - `square`

Answer 1

1. Unity of a commodity	Total Utility (TU) units	Marginal Utility (MU) units
   1	6	6
   2	11	5
   3	15	4
   4	15	0
   5	14	-1

2. a. When the total utility is maximum, marginal utility is - zero.
   b. When total utility falls, the marginal utility becomes - Negative.