Assume That a Consumer's Indifference Curve Is a Downward-Sloping Straight

question 554

Multiple Choice

Assume that a consumer's indifference curve is a downward-sloping straight line. As the consumer moves from left to right along the horizontal axis, the consumer's marginal rate of substitution

• A)increases.
• B)decreases.
• C)remains constant.
• D)increases, then decreases.

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Definitions:

Output

The overall output of products or services from a business, industry, or national economy.

ATC Curve

Refers to the Average Total Cost curve in economics, which depicts how the total costs per unit of output change as the level of production is altered.

MC

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a product or service, commonly known as marginal cost.

ATC

Stands for Air Traffic Control, a service provided to direct aircraft safely in the sky and on the ground.