One Point on an Indifference Curve That Displays a Diminishing

question 62

Multiple Choice

One point on an indifference curve that displays a diminishing marginal rate of substitution between apples and oranges is 10 apples and two oranges;another is eight apples and four oranges.Which of the following combinations of apples and oranges could also lie on this indifference curve?

• A) 10 apples and six oranges
• B) six apples and seven oranges
• C) nine apples and four oranges
• D) eight apples and three oranges

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