问题


There is a single choice question about high school microeconomics. Answer the question by replying A, B, C or D.
Question: A student eats 3 slices of pizza while studying for his Economics exam. The marginal utility of the first slice of pizza is 10 utils, the second slice is 7 utils, and the third slice is 3 utils. Which of the statements below holds true with the above data?
A. The student would not eat any more pizza.
B. The marginal utility of the 4th slice of pizza will be 0.
C. The student should have stopped eating pizza after 2 slices.
D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils.
Answer:

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金声玉亮2.0

D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils.

Explanation: The total utility is the sum of the marginal utilities of each slice of pizza. In this case, the total utility is 10 (first slice) + 7 (second slice) + 3 (third slice) = 20 utils.

Note: The other options are incorrect because:

A. The student may still eat more pizza if the marginal utility of the next slice is positive.

B. We cannot determine the marginal utility of the 4th slice of pizza based on the given data.

C. The student should continue eating pizza as long as the marginal utility is positive, which it is for the third slice.
D
deepseekr1

The student's total utility from eating three slices of pizza is calculated by summing the marginal utilities: \(10 + 7 + 3 = 20\) utils. This directly supports **Option D**.

- **Option A** is incorrect because there is no information about the marginal utility of a fourth slice (it could still be positive or negative).
- **Option B** assumes the fourth slice’s marginal utility is zero, which is not provided in the data.
- **Option C** is incorrect because the third slice still provides positive marginal utility (3 utils), meaning total utility increases even if marginal utility diminishes.

Thus, the correct answer is **D**.

Answer: D
D
gpto1 D D
GPT-4o D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils. D
llama3.1-70B-Instruct

The correct answer is A.
D
llama3.1-405B-Instruct

D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils.

Explanation: The total utility is the sum of the marginal utilities of each slice of pizza. In this case, the total utility is 10 (first slice) + 7 (second slice) + 3 (third slice) = 20 utils.
D
DeepSeek-Coder-V2 C D
Qwen2-72B-Instruct D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils. D
baichuan4 A D
doubao D

The total utility is the sum of the marginal utilities: 10 + 7 + 3 = 20 utils. Just because the marginal utility of the third slice is relatively low doesn't mean the student wouldn't eat more (A is incorrect); we don't have enough information to say the marginal utility of the 4th slice is 0 (B is incorrect); and while the marginal utility is diminishing, it doesn't mean the student should have stopped exactly after 2 slices (C is incorrect).
D
minimax D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils.

Explanation:
Total utility is the sum of the marginal utilities of each unit consumed. According to the data provided:

- The marginal utility of the first slice is 10 utils.
- The marginal utility of the second slice is 7 utils.
- The marginal utility of the third slice is 3 utils.

Adding these together gives us the total utility:

10 utils (first slice) + 7 utils (second slice) + 3 utils (third slice) = 20 utils

The other statements cannot be determined with the information given. We do not know the student's preferences or the point at which they would stop eating pizza, so we cannot conclude that they would not eat any more pizza (A), that the marginal utility of the 4th slice would be 0 (B), or that the student should have stopped after 2 slices (C).
D
kimi C. The student should have stopped eating pizza after 2 slices.

Explanation: The marginal utility of each slice of pizza is decreasing, which is a common pattern in consumption. The first slice provides the highest utility (10 utils), the second slice provides less (7 utils), and the third slice provides even less (3 utils). This suggests that the student is experiencing diminishing marginal utility, meaning each additional slice provides less satisfaction than the previous one.

Option A is incorrect because the data provided does not indicate that the student would not eat any more pizza; it only indicates the utility gained from the first three slices.

Option B is incorrect because we cannot determine the marginal utility of the 4th slice without additional information.

Option C is correct because the marginal utility of the third slice is less than that of the second slice, suggesting that the student would have been better off stopping after the second slice to maximize their total utility.

Option D is incorrect because the total utility is the sum of the marginal utilities of each slice, which would be 10 utils (first slice) + 7 utils (second slice) + 3 utils (third slice) = 20 utils. However, the question is asking which statement holds true based on the data provided, and the total utility is not a statement about what should happen or what will happen, but rather a calculation based on the given data.
D
wenxinyiyan D

Explanation:

Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction or benefit a consumer receives from consuming one additional unit of a good or service. Total utility is the sum of marginal utilities for all units consumed.

From the given data:

* Marginal utility (MU) of the first slice = 10 utils
* MU of the second slice = 7 utils
* MU of the third slice = 3 utils

Total utility (TU) = MU of first slice + MU of second slice + MU of third slice
TU = 10 + 7 + 3 = 20 utils

Now let's evaluate each option:

A. The student would not eat any more pizza. - We cannot determine this from the given data. We only know the marginal utility up to the third slice, not beyond.

B. The marginal utility of the 4th slice of pizza will be 0. - This is not necessarily true. We do not have information about the marginal utility of the 4th slice.

C. The student should have stopped eating pizza after 2 slices. - This is a subjective statement. Whether the student should have stopped depends on their preferences and the marginal utilities they are willing to accept. Just because the marginal utility decreases does not mean the student should have stopped.

D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils. - This is true based on the calculation above.
D
zhipu D. The total utility this student received from eating pizza is 20 utils.

Explanation: Total utility is the sum of the marginal utilities of each unit consumed. For the student, the total utility from eating 3 slices of pizza is calculated as follows:
- Marginal utility of the 1st slice: 10 utils
- Marginal utility of the 2nd slice: 7 utils
- Marginal utility of the 3rd slice: 3 utils

Total utility = 10 + 7 + 3 = 20 utils

Thus, option D is the correct statement.
D
gpto1 D D