and you Hours of free time per day 19 24 The figure shows a student's feasible frontier and her indifference curves for her final exam grade and the hours of free time per day. Based on this information, which of the following statements is correct? The student prefers D to C, as D is on the feasible frontier. A or B may be chosen over C despite being on a lower indifference curve, as the student would never choose a point below the feasible frontier. Any points above IC3 are strictly preferred to the student's final choice but are unattainable. The student should try to attain as high a grade as possible.

and you Hours of free time per day 19 24 The figure shows a student's feasible frontier and her indifference curves for her final exam grade and the hours of free time per day. Based on this information, which of the following statements is correct? The student prefers D to C, as D is on the feasible frontier. A or B may be chosen over C despite being on a lower indifference curve, as the student would never choose a point below the feasible frontier. Any points above IC3 are strictly preferred to the student's final choice but are unattainable. The student should try to attain as high a grade as possible.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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