The Slope of a Consumer's Budget Constraint Equals ________

question 18

Multiple Choice

The slope of a consumer's budget constraint equals ________.

• A) the ratio of the income of the consumer to the price of the good measured along the horizontal axis
• B) the ratio of the price of the good measured along the vertical axis to the price of the good measured along the horizontal axis
• C) the ratio of the price of the good measured along the horizontal axis to the price of the good measured along the vertical axis
• D) the ratio of the income of the consumer to the price of the good measured along the vertical axis

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