The Tangency Condition for the Optimal Choice for a Consumer $\mathrm { MRS } _ { x , y } = P _ { x } / P _ { y }$

question 16

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The tangency condition for the optimal choice for a consumer is given by $\mathrm { MRS } _ { x , y } = P _ { x } / P _ { y }$ .

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