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(a) Explain why point A is preferred over point B in the diagram below: Clothing Budget line Indifference curve II Indifference curve I Food

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Author:Roger A. Arnold

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Chapter3: Supply And Demand: Theory

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(a) Explain why point A is preferred over point B in the diagram below:
Clothing
Budget line
- Indifference curve II
Indifference curve I
Food

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