If the slope of an indifference curve between two goods decreases as we move from left to right (dropping all minus signs), we infer that the consumer
A. is less willing to trade away a good when he has a lot of it.
B. is more willing to trade away a good when he has a lot of it.
C. always tries to keep the percentage of his budget spent on each good constant.
D. views one of the goods as inferior.
Answer: B
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