If all consumers are price-takers facing the same prices, then their budget lines will all have the same slope.

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


True

Rationale: The slope of the budget constraint is -p1/p2 --- i.e. it is made up solely of prices. If those are the same for all consumers, then the slope is the same for all consumers.

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