What Happens to the Absolute Value of Marginal Rate of Substitution

question 38

Multiple Choice

What happens to the absolute value of marginal rate of substitution as you move down a convex (bowed toward the origin) indifference curve?

• A) increases
• B) decreases
• C) remains constant
• D) could increase or decrease

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