The Property of Diminishing Marginal Rate of Substitution Follows from the Property

question 59

Multiple Choice

The property of diminishing marginal rate of substitution follows from the property that the indifference curve is

• A) downward sloping.
• B) upward sloping.
• C) bowed in toward the origin.
• D) bowed out from the origin.

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