For a given level of total utility,________.
A) there is exactly one indifference curve
B) there are exactly two indifference curves
C) there are exactly three indifference curves
D) there are exactly four indifference curves

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Indifference curves represent different combinations of two goods that give the same level of total utility. Therefore, for a given level of total utility, there can be only one combination of two goods that gives that level of utility, and thus only one indifference curve. This is because if there were more than one curve, they would represent different levels of utility, not the same level.

For a Given Level of Total Utility,________