We Assume That the Representative Consumer's Preferences Exhibit the Properties

question 2

Multiple Choice

We assume that the representative consumer's preferences exhibit the properties that

• A)more is always preferred to less and that each consumer has one strictly favourite good.
• B)more is always preferred to less and that consumers do not like diversity in his or her consumption bundle.
• C)consumption and leisure are both normal goods and that the consumer likes diversity in his or her consumption bundle.
• D)they be convex and that more is always preferred to less.
• E)each consumer has one strictly preferred good and that consumption and leisure are both normal goods.

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