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Commerce · Q107

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 107

Q107

The consumer is in equilibrium at a point where the budget line

A.
Is above an indifference curve
B.
Is below an indifference curve
C.
Is tangent to an indifference curve
Answer
D.
Cuts an indifference curve

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The consumer is in equilibrium at a point where the budget line is tangent to an indifference curve. It means that marginal substitution rate between X and Y (MRSXY) should be diminishing.