Free account: track your progress — Sign up free

WAEC Economics 2018 Objective — Question 14

Question 14 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Advertisement

If the marginal utility of a commodity is equal to its price, then the consumer is in equilibrium if

  • A. more of the commodity can be consumedCorrect
  • B. total utility is also equal to its price
  • C. the market is not in equilibrium
  • D. -

Explanation

Consumer equilibrium (utility-maximising condition) is reached when marginal utility of a commodity equals its price (MU=P).

Advertisement

Sign up free to unlock

  • Score tracking
  • Practice history
  • Saved questions
  • Progress dashboard
  • Personalized sessions
  • Weak-topic breakdown

…and/or go further with premium services and No Ads.