As a General Rule, Utility-Maximizing Choices Between Consumption Goods Occur

question 41

Multiple Choice

As a general rule, utility-maximizing choices between consumption goods occur where the:

• A) rise in income has created the greatest utility.
• B) price ratio and marginal utilities ratio of two goods is equal.
• C) higher-income households have the greatest satisfaction.
• D) constraints on budget expenditures has fallen substantially.

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