Cheesecake

Over spring break I was lucky enough to enjoy lunch with my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. We went to my great grandmother's favorite restaurant, The Laurel Cafe, and we all ordered our meals. My great grandmother absolutely loves their pumpkin pie, so we all knew to save room for dessert. I looked over the menu and found my most favorite dessert in the whole entire world, cheesecake. I was ecstatic that the restaurant served cheesecake, especially because it is rather hard to find on a college campus, and I gave the waitress my order. She brought out a rather large slice of cheesecake and I started to eat. The first bite that I took was amazing, I hadn't had a good slice of cheesecake in so long. I continued to eat and I noticed that the cheesecake became less fulfilling. I was experiencing diminishing marginal utility. Although when the waitress brought me my delightful dessert I thought that bigger was better, because I would be able to enjoy more of it, I soon realized that after it was half gone it was no longer the delectable I had thought it to be. The marginal utility of the cheesecake dropped enormously and I soon found myself questioning whether I should finish the dessert. I considered the opportunity cost of the high calorie dessert and whether it would be worth it, considering the added calorie intake. I realized that yes, I would be eating some extra calories, but it was spring break, and even though the marginal utility had diminished, it was still cheesecake, a dessert I don't see all that often. Alas, the plate was cleaned.