Assuming no kinks in indifference curves and assuming our usual assumptions about tastes hold, someone who currently neither saves nor borrows will begin to borrow when the interest rate falls.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale:

The new (dashed) budget will pass through the original optimum A -- with the new optimum involving more consumption and thus borrowing.

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