The Rate at Which a Consumer Is WILLING to Substitute

question 2

Multiple Choice

The rate at which a consumer is WILLING to substitute one good for another is measured by

• A)the corner solution on the Y axis.
• B)the slope of the budget line.
• C)the consumer's real income.
• D)the slope of the tangent to the indifference curve.

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