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Difference between cardinal and ordinal utility

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Difference between cardinal and ordinal utility
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Sia ? 5 years, 10 months ago

Differences between cardinal utility and ordinal utility are

Basis Cardinal Utility Ordinal Utility
Meaning Cardinal utility means that satisfaction can be measured in cardinal numbers such as 1, 2, 3 etc. Ordinal utility refers to satisfaction that cannot be measured in cardinal numbers and we just rank the scale of preferences and make use of ordinal numbers like 1st, 2nd,etc.
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This concept was proposed by Alfred Marshall. This concept was proposed by JR Hicks and Allen.
Realistic Cardinal utility is less realistic than ordinal utility.  Ordinal utility is more realistic than cardinal utility.
Measurement Utility is measured in 'utils'. Utility is ranked based on satisfaction.
Examples

Utility derived from the consumption of an apple is 6 utils.

Utility derived from the consumption of bread is 10 utils.

Strawberries gives more satisfaction than apples.

Pen gives more satisfaction than pencils.

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