What Is the Marginal Rate of Substitution

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Multiple Choice

What is the marginal rate of substitution?

• A)the price ratio
• B)the rate at which the consumer must give up one good to purchase an additional unit of the other goods in the market
• C)the rate at which the consumer is willing to trade one good for another so that she increases her utility
• D)the rate at which the consumer is willing to trade one good for another without any loss in utility

Assess the role of Enlightenment ideas in shaping the political landscape of the American colonies.

Identify key figures in the pre-revolutionary period and their contributions to American independence.

Evaluate the causes and effects of colonial resistance to British policies.

Explain the economic motivations behind the British and colonial actions and responses.

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