Which of the Following Statements Violates the Basic Assumptions of Isoquants

question 136

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements violates the basic assumptions of isoquants?

• A) Isoquants cannot cross.
• B) Isoquants closer to the origin correspond to lower output levels.
• C) Diminishing marginal products imply that isoquants are concave to the origin.
• D) Isoquants show all combinations of two inputs that can produce a particular quantity of output.

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