To Maximize Satisfaction for a Given Budget, a Consumer Selects

question 215

Multiple Choice

To maximize satisfaction for a given budget, a consumer selects the indifference curve that

• A) lies the farthest away from the budget line.
• B) lies closest to the origin.
• C) meets the budget line at two points.
• D) is just tangent to the budget line.

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