The Marginal Rate of Substitution of Current Consumption for Future

question 9

Multiple Choice

The marginal rate of substitution of current consumption for future consumption is

• A) the slope of the indifference curve.
• B) minus the slope of the difference curve.
• C) the downward slope of the budget constraint.
• D) the endowment point.
• E) the slope of the lifetime budget constraint.

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