Question
Why should a consumer buy more of a commodity even when Marginal Utility from every successive unit tends to decrease?

Answer

Even when Marginal Utility is decreasing, the consumer should buy more of a commodity only at a lower price. Fall in price compensates for the fall in Marginal Utility.

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