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Category: Utility/Marginal Utility

Lady Hyacinth Abroad (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder)

Lady Hyacinth Abroad (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder)

Posted on December 4, 2016May 11, 2017 by mattrousu

Lady Hyancinth Dysquith has a problem. Although this could probably be classified as a “first world problem”. She wants to find a new charity to become involved with. That sounds…

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Bruce (Matilda)

Bruce (Matilda)

Posted on July 20, 2015May 14, 2017 by mattrousu

The principle (Miss Trunchbull) discovers that Bruce stole a piece of cake. As punishment, this (sadistic) principal wants Bruce to eat an entire cake. This song illustrates the concepts of…

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Great Big Stuff (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)

Great Big Stuff (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)

Posted on July 1, 2015May 14, 2017 by mattrousu

Freddie is asked what he wants – and he doesn’t hesitate to answer. He wants all sorts of things. This would be a good song to play to introduce the…

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Simple Joys (Pippin)

Simple Joys (Pippin)

Posted on June 12, 2015May 14, 2017 by mattrousu

The Singer is describing a couple economic issues in this song. First, despite having power and material wealth, the subject of this song isn’t happy. This song might be good…

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Better With a Man (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder)

Better With a Man (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder)

Posted on February 3, 2015May 14, 2017 by mattrousu

In this entertaining song, Henry Dysquith and Monty Navarro explain how things are always better with a man. Economists would say that these individuals obtain a higher utility with a man…

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