Moving Along an Indifference Curve,if a Consumer Requires a Small

Multiple Choice

Moving along an indifference curve,if a consumer requires a small amount of the good measured along the y-axis to make up for one unit less of the good measured on the x-axis,then

A) total utility is increasing.
B) the marginal rate of substitution is low and the indifference curve is flat.
C) the marginal rate of substitution is low and the indifference curve is steep.
D) the marginal rate of substitution is high and the indifference curve is steep.
E) the marginal rate of substitution is high and the indifference curve is flat.