The Rate at Which a Person Is Willing to Give

question 71

Multiple Choice

The rate at which a person is willing to give up a litre of petrol to get one more kilogram of coffee and remain on the same indifference curve is called his or her

• A) relative cost of coffee in terms of petrol.
• B) marginal rate of substitution.
• C) indifference cost of coffee.
• D) personal price of coffee.

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