Two Indifference Curves for a Given Consumer

question 36

Multiple Choice

Two indifference curves for a given consumer:

• A) can never intersect
• B) may intersect if the price of one of the goods represented by the curve changes
• C) will shift whenever there is a change in the price of the other good
• D) none of the other three answers

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