Points on a Demand Curve

question 171

Multiple Choice

Points on a demand curve

• A) reflect best affordable points along indifference curves.
• B) show diminishing marginal rate of substitution.
• C) show increasing marginal rate of substitution.
• D) show combinations of goods among which a consumer is indifferent.
• E) show all the combinations of affordable goods the consumer can buy.

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