A Decreasing Marginal Rate of Substitution Indicates That an Indifference

question 320

Multiple Choice

A decreasing marginal rate of substitution indicates that an indifference curve is:

• A) a straight line.
• B) a vertical line.
• C) a horizontal line.
• D) bowed in toward the origin.

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