Consider the Situation of a Worker Who Is 'At the Corner

question 1

Multiple Choice

Consider the situation of a worker who is 'at the corner equilibrium' i.e., he or she is supplying zero hours of work and consuming 16 hours of leisure. In context of the income-leisure framework, which of the following statements is false?

• A) The indifference curve is flatter than the budget line.
• B) The indifference curve is steeper than the budget line.
• C) Marginally, the worker values an hour of leisure more than she values an hour's worth of income.
• D) The marginal rate of substitution is greater than the wage rate in absolute value terms.
• E) The rate at which the worker is willing to exchange income for leisure is not equal to the market rate for the exchange of income for leisure.

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