<p>Let us assume that a utility funciton is <span class="math-container">$U=C-L,$</span> or utility is consumption
less leisure. Suppose <span class="math-container">$C=10,$</span>and <span class="math-container">$L=2.$</span> We get <span class="math-container">$U=8.$</span> My question
is: which 2 utility units are being subtracted from <span class="math-container">$C?$</span> The last
2 units? Any 2 units?</p>

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2022-04-22T20:37:45.177Z
This might be useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_utility
Michael Greinecker
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2022-04-22T20:40:15.557Z
Thank you @MichaelGreinecker. Assume that utility is ordinal. If it is, is there a natural ordering in utility units? For instance, is there a unique first, second, and so on unit for a given utility level?
Kwame Brown
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2022-04-22T21:09:53.630Z
No, the point is that for ordinal utility, utility units are not defined.
Michael Greinecker
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# Net utility intuition

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-04-22)

Let us assume that a utility funciton is $U=C-L,$ or utility is consumption
less leisure. Suppose $C=10,$and $L=2.$ We get $U=8.$ My question
is: which 2 utility units are being subtracted from $C?$ The last
2 units? Any 2 units?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This might be useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_utility  
> **username_0**: Thank you @username_1. Assume that utility is ordinal. If it is, is there a natural ordering in utility units? For instance, is there a unique first, second, and so on unit for a given utility level?  
> **username_1**: No, the point is that for ordinal utility, utility units are not defined.  

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