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Which of the following statements regarding this picture is true? a. This consumer has concave preferences for butter and beans. b. The optimal consumption bundle will not be on the frontier of the budget constraint. c. At the optimal consumption bundle, the MRS does not equal the ratio of prices. d. A decrease in the price of beans alone cannot increase consumption of butter. e. These indifferences curves show goods which are perfect substitutes.

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          Which of the following statements regarding this picture is true?
a. This consumer has concave preferences for butter and beans.
b. The optimal consumption bundle will not be on the frontier of the budget
constraint.
c. At the optimal consumption bundle, the MRS does not equal the ratio of
prices.
d. A decrease in the price of beans alone cannot increase consumption of
butter.
e. These indifferences curves show goods which are perfect substitutes.

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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Which of the following statements regarding this picture is true? a. This consumer has concave preferences for butter and beans. b. The optimal consumption bundle will not be on the frontier of the budget constraint. c. At the optimal consumption bundle, the MRS does not equal the ratio of prices. d. A decrease in the price of beans alone cannot increase consumption of butter. e. These indifferences curves show goods which are perfect substitutes.