Total utility

A) cannot decrease as a person consumes more and more of a good.
B) has a constant rate of increase as a person consumes more and more of a good.
C) is equal to the sum of the marginal utilities of all units consumed.
D) is negative when marginal utility is declining.

Answer: C

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