If there is no budget constraint, utility maximization is achieved when marginal utility is zero.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
As long as marginal utility is positive, total utility must be increasing; but when marginal utility is negative, consumption of one more good will decrease total utility. Therefore total utility is maximized at the consumption level where marginal utility is neither positive nor negative.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false