On Thanksgiving, Jake's mother gives him a huge platter of food. If Jake were to keep eating just to please his mother (even when he really wanted to stop), his marginal utility would be:
A) the same as his total utility.
B) large.
C) negative.
D) positive.

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Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction or usefulness a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service. When Jake keeps eating just to please his mother, he is no longer receiving any additional satisfaction from the food, but instead may be experiencing discomfort or negative effects from overeating. Therefore, his marginal utility would be negative.

On Thanksgiving, Jake's Mother Gives Him a Huge Platter of Food