Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Question

question 17

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following question.

Figure 9.2.4
-Refer to Figure 9.2.4. Rashid buys only books and albums. The figure shows his preferences. Rashid's indifference curves ________ display diminishing marginal rate of substitution because ________.

• A)do; Rashid is indifferent between consuming 6 albums and 2 books and consuming 2 albums and 3 books
• B)do not; the magnitude of the slope of both indifference curves decreases as Rashid consumes more albums and fewer books
• C)do not; Rashid is indifferent between consuming 6 albums and 2 books and consuming 2 albums and 3 books
• D)do; the magnitude of the slope of both indifference curves decreases as Rashid consumes more albums and fewer books
• E)do; the price of an album decreases as Rashid increases the quantity he buys

Recognize the conditions under which economic profits are realized and how they influence firm behavior and market entry or exit.

Understand the impact of supply and demand changes on market equilibrium prices and quantities.

Comprehend the principle of creative destruction and its role in economic innovation and progress.

Explain the implications of marginal cost pricing for resource allocation and firm profitability.

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