O The MRS is the trade-off between grain and free time that Angela is constrained to make. O At a point to the left of Angela's optimal choice, the MRS is smaller than the MRT. At a point to the right of Angela's optimal choice, she is less willing to trade grain for free time than at her optimal choice. O Since all Angela's indifference curves have the same MRS at 16 hours of free time, any choice of grain at 16 hours of free time is optimal.

O The MRS is the trade-off between grain and free time that Angela is constrained to make. O At a point to the left of Angela's optimal choice, the MRS is smaller than the MRT. At a point to the right of Angela's optimal choice, she is less willing to trade grain for free time than at her optimal choice. O Since all Angela's indifference curves have the same MRS at 16 hours of free time, any choice of grain at 16 hours of free time is optimal.

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