Figure 5-13 -If the Slope of an Indifference Curve Between Two Goods

question 131

Multiple Choice

Figure 5-13
-If the slope of an indifference curve between two goods decreases as we move from left to right (dropping all minus signs) , we infer that the consumer

• A)is less willing to trade away a good when he has a lot of it.
• B)is more willing to trade away a good when he has a lot of it.
• C)always tries to keep the percentage of his budget spent on each good constant.
• D)views one of the goods as inferior.

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