alleryStart learning →If two inputs are perfect substitutes, how does X replace Y?
AAt an unchanging rate
BOnly in a fixed ratio
CAt an ever falling rate
DIt cannot replace Y
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. At an unchanging rate
Perfect substitutes swap at a constant rate, so there is no diminishing rate of substitution.
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