Consumer Equilibrium and the Law of Equi-Marginal Utility Introduction The Law of Equi-Marginal Utility is an extension to the law of diminishing marginal utility. The principle of equi-marginal utility explains the behavior of a consumer in distributing his limited income among various goods and services. This law states that how a consumer allocates his money income between various goods so as to obtain maximum satisfaction. Assumptions The principle of equi-marginal utility is based on the
• Introduction o There is a much greater utility obtained from water as compared to the utility obtained from the expensive diamonds. • Effects on the economy o The diamond-water paradox affects the economy in various ways. • Marginal utility o Consumption of the first unit tends to fulfill much more as compared to the second unit and the system continues for the subsequent units. • Market price and diminishing marginal utility o Evidently, business transaction involves a case of exchange of goods
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