A Budget Constraint Is a Straight Line Because ________

question 134

Multiple Choice

A budget constraint is a straight line because ________.

• A) the tastes and preferences of a consumer change along the constraint
• B) a consumer faces a fixed price for both goods that does not change with changes in consumption
• C) the opportunity cost of buying each of the goods changes along the constraint
• D) a consumer has a limited money income

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Definitions:

Brightness

The perception of how luminous an object appears, determined by the amount of light it emits or reflects.

Fovea

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest.

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for vision at low light levels but do not mediate color vision.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye responsible for color vision and functioning best in relatively bright light.