If Px = Py, Then When the Consumer Maximizes Utility

question 85

Multiple Choice

If Px = Py, then when the consumer maximizes utility,

• A) X must equal Y.
• B) MU(X) must equal MU(Y).
• C) MU(X) may equal MU(Y), but it is not necessarily so.
• D) X and Y must be substitutes.

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