Suppose Suzy Slacker really has no interest in a television set without a remote control, and she certainly has no interest in a remote control without a television set.   Suzy's indifference curves for television sets and remote controls are likely to be  Multiple Choice   straight lines with a constant marginal rate of substitution.   curved with an increasing marginal rate of substitution.   curved with a decreasing marginal rate of substitution.   L-shaped.

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