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Commerce · Q379

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 379

Q379

The slope of indifference curve indicates

A.
Price ratio between two commodities
B.
Marginal rate of substitution
Answer
C.
Factor substitution
D.
Level of indifference

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The slope of indifference curve indicates Marginal rate of substitution. The marginal rate of substitution (MRS) is the amount of a good that a consumer is willing to give up for another good, as long as the new good is equally satisfying.