Stella is injured in a motor accident and is brought to the hospital by a passerby. stella subsequently passes into a coma. the doctors and other staff perform the necessary medical procedures to save her life. stella comes out of her coma after two months and is released from the hospital after the doctors are satisfied by her recovery. under the doctrine of contract, stella has to pay the hospital for its services.

What is the difference between total utility and marginal utility? a. marginal utility is subject to the law of diminishing marginal utility while total utility is not. b. total utility represents the consumer optimum while marginal utility gives the total utility per dollar spent on the last unit. c. total utility is the total amount of satisfaction derived from consuming a certain amount of a good while marginal utility is the additional satisfaction gained from consuming an additional unit of the good. d. marginal utility represents the consumer optimum while total utility gives the total utility per dollar spent on the last unit.