If an Individual's Utility from Consuming Two Goods Increases, Then

question 356

Multiple Choice

If an individual's utility from consuming two goods increases, then there must be

• A) a downward rotation of the individual's indifference curve.
• B) an inward rotation of the individual's indifference curve.
• C) an outward shift of the individual's indifference curve.
• D) in inward shift of the individual's indifference curve.

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