The Marginal Rate of Substitution

question 7

Multiple Choice

The marginal rate of substitution

• A) represents the amount of money an individual has to be paid to work another hour.
• B) is constant along an individual's entire indifference curve.
• C) is the reason why indifference curves are convex.
• D) is always negative.
• E) helps determine how to increase a person's utility.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure where many firms offer products that are similar and entry and exit from the market are easy, leading to price being determined by supply and demand.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, calculated by dividing total variable costs by the quantity of output produced.

Short-Run Cost Curve

A curve that shows how production costs change as output is increased or decreased, assuming some inputs are fixed.

Profit Maximizing

The process of adjusting production and sale strategies to achieve the maximum possible profit.