Question

23) Good X is measured on the horizontal axis and good Y is measured on the vertical axis. The marginal rate of substitution is A) the relative price of good X in terms of good Y. B) the relative price of good Y in terms of good X. C) the rate at which a consumer will give up good Y to obtain an additional unit of good X while remaining indifferent. D) the rate at which a consumer will give up good X to obtain an additional unit of good Y while remaining indifferent. E) equal to the magnitude of the slope of the budget line.