Which of the following statements are correct? |
i, ii only ii and iii ii, iii, iv i, ii, iii, iv |
ii, iii, iv |
Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS) is the slope of indifference curve. MRS keeps on diminishing as X increases because as X increases and Y decreases, the utility from X diminishes and that from Y increases. As a result, consumer is willing to give up less and less units of Y to obtain more units of X. And since MRS keeps on diminishing, indifference curve is convex to the origin. Hence, statement ii, iii and iv are correct. |