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Corporate Finance · Quiz 2 · 16 Mar 2025 · January 2025 term

Corporate Finance Quiz 2 16 Mar 2025 — Question 2

Question 2

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At the optimal consumption point

  1. A

    The slope of the budget line is more than the marginal rate of substitution.

  2. B

    The consumer does not consume his whole income.

  3. C

    The budget line is tangent to the indifference curve.

  4. D

    The marginal utility of the goods is the same.

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Correct answer

  • C

    The budget line is tangent to the indifference curve.

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Question 2 of 25 in the IIT Madras BS Corporate Finance (Corporate Finance) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Mar 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 16 Mar 2025). It carries 4 marks.

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