The Assumption That More Is Preferred to Less

question 51

Multiple Choice

The assumption that more is preferred to less:

• A) is called transitivity.
• B) implies that if basket A lies to the northeast of basket B, then basket A is preferred to basket B .
• C) is called completeness.
• D) implies that indifference curves are "thick".

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