Utility Maximization
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Utility theory examines the satisfaction or pleasure consumers receive from consuming goods and services. It is measured by how much consumers are willing to pay. There are two key concepts: marginal utility, which is the additional satisfaction from consuming an extra unit, and total utility, which is the total satisfaction from consuming a given quantity. Marginal utility decreases with additional consumption as the first units provide more satisfaction than later units.
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- 3. Utility theory • Utility – refers to the satisfaction or pleasure that an individual or consumer gets from the consumption of a good or service that (s)he purchases.
- 4. Utility theory • Utility is also measured by how much a consumer is willing to pay for a good service.
- 5. Two important concepts: • Marginal Utility • Total Utility
- 6. MARGINAL UTILITY • The additional satisfaction that an individual derives from consuming an extra unit of a good or service. • ‘MARGINAL’ means ‘additional’ or ‘extra’.
- 7. MARGINAL UTILITY • We use marginal analysis in the examination of the effects of adding an extra unit to, or taking away one unit from, some economic variable.
- 8. MARGINAL UTILITY • The marginal utility of a commodity is the increase in total utility or satisfaction derived from the consumption or an additional or extra unit of such commodity; it is the loss of utility or satisfaction if one unit less is consumed.
- 9. total UTILITY • The total satisfaction that a customer derives from the consumption of a given quantity of a good or service in a particular time period.
- 10. total UTILITY • The total satisfaction that a customer derives from the consumption of a given quantity of a good or service in a particular time period.