To Think at the Margin Means to Consider

question 54

Multiple Choice

To think at the margin means to consider

• A) how nothing remains constant over time.
• B) how a small change in one variable affects another variable.
• C) how people behave in their own self-interest.
• D) how people will decide what to purchase.

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