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Define or explain the following concepts: 3. Total utility

Define or explain the following concepts:
3. Total utility
ANSWER:
3) Total utility refers to the aggregate utility, or the summation of utility, derived from the consumption of all the units of a commodity i.e. total utility is the sum of marginal utility. Algebraically,

TUn = MU1 + MU2 + MU3 +..............+ MUn = ∑MU