Moving Along an Indifference Curve,if a Consumer Requires a Large

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Multiple Choice

Moving along an indifference curve,if a consumer requires a large amount of the good measured along the y-axis to make up for one unit less of the good measured on the x-axis,then

• A) total utility is increasing.
• B) the marginal rate of substitution is low and the indifference curve is flat.
• C) the marginal rate of substitution is low and the indifference curve is steep.
• D) the marginal rate of substitution is high and the indifference curve is steep.
• E) the marginal rate of substitution is high and the indifference curve is flat.

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