Exam 10:Intertemporal Choice-Part B

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Suppose that Molly from Problem 2 had an income of $200 in period 1 and an income of $460 in period 2.Suppose that her utility function were ca1c1 - a2,where a = 0.40 and the interest rate were 15%.If her income in period 1 doubled and her income in period 2 stayed the same,her consumption in period 1 would

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If Peregrine in Problem 1 consumes (1,500,880)and earns (1,300,1,100)and if the interest rate is 10%,the present value of his endowment is

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Harvey Habit in Problem 9 has a utility function U(c1,c2)=min{c1,c2}.If he had an income of $420 in period 1 and $1,050 in period 2 and if the interest rate were 10%,how much would Harvey choose to spend on bread in period 1?

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Harvey Habit in Problem 9 has a utility function U(c1,c2)=min{c1,c2}.If he had an income of $430 in period 1 and $860 in period 2 and if the interest rate were 15%,how much would Harvey choose to spend on bread in period 1?

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If Peregrine in Problem 1 consumes (1,400,1,210)and earns (900,1,760)and if the interest rate is 10%,the present value of his endowment is

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In the village in Problem 10,if the harvest this year is 6,000 bushels of grain and the harvest next year will be 1,100 bushels and if rats eat 10% of any grain that is stored for a year,how many bushels of grain could the villagers consume next year if they consume 1,000 bushels of grain this year?

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Harvey Habit in Problem 9 has a utility function U(c1,c2)=min{c1,c2}.If he had an income of $440 in period 1 and $880 in period 2 and if the interest rate were 20%,how much would Harvey choose to spend on bread in period 1?

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Mr.O.B.Kandle,of Problem 8,has a utility function c1c2,where c1 is his consumption in period 1 and c2 is his consumption in period 2.He has no income in period 2.If he had an income of $70,000 in period 1 and the interest rate increased from 10 to 16%,

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Let i be the rate of inflation and r the nominal interest rate.(We use pi to denote the rate of inflation in the book. )The (exact)real rate of interest is given by

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In the village in Problem 10,if the harvest this year is 4,000 bushels of grain and the harvest next year will be 1,200 bushels and if rats eat 10% of any grain that is stored for a year,how many bushels of grain could the villagers consume next year if they consume 1,000 bushels of grain this year?

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Harvey Habit in Problem 9 has a utility function U(c1,c2)=min{c1,c2}.If he had an income of $1,290 in period 1 and $860 in period 2 and if the interest rate were 15%,how much would Harvey choose to spend on bread in period 1?

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