Which of the following is true about the consumer's optimum consumption bundle? At the optimum, a. the indifference curve is tangent to the budget constraint. b. the slope of the indifference curve equals the slope of the budget constraint. c. the relative prices of the two goods equals the marginal rate of substitution. d. all of the above are true. e. none of the above is true

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Which of the following is true about the consumer's optimum consumption bundle? At the optimum,

a. the indifference curve is tangent to the budget constraint.

b. the slope of the indifference curve equals the slope of the budget constraint.

c. the relative prices of the two goods equals the marginal rate of substitution.

d. all of the above are true.

e. none of the above is true

 

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