If Hector's Marginal Rate of Substitution Between Pens and Pencils

question 383

Multiple Choice

If Hector's marginal rate of substitution between pens and pencils is constant, regardless of how many pens and pencils he has, then his indifference curves

• A)are right angles.
• B)are straight lines.
• C)slope upward.
• D)cross one another at certain points.

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