A2 Economics Notes

7.1 Utility

Definition

Utility 


Total Utility 


Marginal Utility 


Relationship between total utility and marginal utility

Diminishing Marginal Utility 

Equi-Marginal Principle 

Definition


Equilibrium of the Consumer - Single Commodity


Equilibrium of the Consumer - More than one commodity

Derivation of an Individual Demand Curve (single commodity)

Limitations of Marginal Utility Theory and Its Assumptions of Rational Behaviour 

Limitations of Marginal Utility Theory 

Assumptions of Rational Behavior: