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One of the reasons for a downward sloping demand curve is the law of diminishing marginal returns. What does this mean?A. As the price of Good X falls, other goods are relatively more expensive, leading to an increase in quantity demanded of Good XB. As the price of Good X falls, the real income of a consumer increases, leading to an increase in quantity demanded of Good XC. As the price of Good X falls, quantity demanded increases, ceteris paribusD. As consumers consume additional quantities of Good X, the satisfaction (or utility) derived from consuming each additional unit diminishes

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One of the reasons for a downward sloping demand curve is the law of diminishing marginal returns. What does this mean?A. As the price of Good X falls, other goods are relatively more expensive, leading to an increase in quantity demanded of Good XB. As the price of Good X falls, the real income of a consumer increases, leading to an increase in quantity demanded of Good XC. As the price of Good X falls, quantity demanded increases, ceteris paribusD. As consumers consume additional quantities of Good X, the satisfaction (or utility) derived from consuming each additional unit diminishes

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The law of diminishing marginal returns refers to option D: "As consumers consume additional quantities of Good X, the satisfaction (or utility) derived from consuming each additional unit diminishes". This means that as a consumer continues to consume a good or service, the satisfaction or utility they get from each additional unit of the good or service decreases. This is a fundamental concept in economics and is one of the reasons why the demand curve is downward sloping. As the price of a good falls, consumers are willing to buy more of it, but the additional satisfaction they get from each additional unit is less than the satisfaction they got from the previous unit.

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