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[This is part of the series: The Complete Guide To Economics 101.]
What is marginal benefit?
Marginal Benefit is the change in Total Benefit that one gets from doing something one more time.
It is a simple idea.
For instance:
There is a total benefit to reading.
But, what is the marginal benefit of reading?
The marginal benefit of reading is the additional benefit you get from reading one more book.