When a Consumption Schedule Is Plotted as a Straight Line

question 91

Multiple Choice

When a consumption schedule is plotted as a straight line, the slope of the consumption line is

• A) vertical.
• B) horizontal.
• C) greater than the slope of the 45° line.
• D) less than the slope of the 45° line.

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Definitions:

Ethyl β-D-Galactopyranoside

A chemical compound that consists of ethyl and galactose molecules, where the galactose component is in the pyranose ring form and the anomeric carbon is in the beta configuration.

Methyl Glycoside

A compound resulting from the reaction of a sugar with methanol where the sugar's anomeric carbon is linked to a methoxy group.

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that, together with glucose, forms lactose, the principal sugar in milk.

Hydrolyzed

A chemical process in which a molecule is broken down into smaller units by the addition of water.