The Marginal Rate of Substitution Is the

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Multiple Choice

The marginal rate of substitution is the

• A) rate at which the consumer will give up one good for an additional unit of the other good, such that total satisfaction is constant.
• B) rate at which the consumer can trade one good for the other in the marketplace.
• C) change in the quantity of one good that changes the utility received by one unit.
• D) same thing as the marginal utility of a good.

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