Which of the following is not a characteristic of the indifference curve?

Downward sloping to the right

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Convex to the origin

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Intersection at one point

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Intersection at one point
Indifference curve can never intersect each other. The two indifference curves cannot represent the same level of satisfaction they cannot intersect each other. It means only one indifference curve will pass through a given point on the indifference map. Thus two indifference curves cannot intersect at one point.

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