Given That Income Is $500 and P_X = $20 and P_Y

question 36

Multiple Choice

Given that income is $500 and P_X = $20 and P_Y = $5,what is the market rate of substitution between goods X and Y?

• A) 100
• B) -4
• C) -20
• D) 25

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