Any Combination of Goods Lying Outside of the Budget Line

question 112

Multiple Choice

Any combination of goods lying outside of the budget line

• A) implies that the consumer is not spending all of the consumer's income.
• B) yields less utility than any point on the budget line.
• C) yields less utility than any point inside the budget line.
• D) is unattainable, given the consumer's income.

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