As you start consuming potato chips, your marginal utility is very high, but begins to fall slowly until you've eaten 10 chips. after eating 10 chips, marginal utility decreases even faster with each additional chip. marginal utility continues to decline but remains positive until you've eaten 49 chips. the 50th chip does not give you any additional utility. after 50 chips, your marginal utility is negative.

Clara client has just been presented with a standard representation agreement by the law firm of yatz & berger. clara's first language is german. although she speaks and reads everyday english quite well, the legal terms in the contract confuse her. yatz & berger should question 90 options: have someone in the firm, if possible, or a translator from outside of the firm, explain the terms of the contract thoroughly until clara has a full and complete understanding of its terms. advise clara to take the contract home and study it before signing it. have a paralegal explain the most important clauses in the contract to clara in smaller, plain english words. advise clara to sign the contract and take her copy home for study.