For the Consumer to Be at an Optimum, It Must $M R T _ { C , c ^ { \prime } } = ( 1 + r )$

question 17

Multiple Choice

For the consumer to be at an optimum, it must be the case that

• A) \(M R T _ { C , c ^ { \prime } } = ( 1 + r )\).
• B) \(M R S _ { C , c ^ { \prime } } = \frac { 1 } { ( 1 + r ) }\).
• C) \(M R S _ { C , c ^ { \prime } } = w e ( 1 + r )\).
• D) \(M R S _ { C , c ^ { \prime } } = ( 1 + r )\).
• E) \(M R T _ { \mathcal { C } , c ^ { \prime } } = \frac { 1 } { ( 1 + r ) }\).

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