Multiple Choice
It is useful to assume that there is a single representative consumer because
A) this is realistic.
B) this is a useful abstraction if we are interested in problems where distribution effects are not important.
C) this is the only model we know how to work with.
D) a model with one consumer is the same as one with many consumers.
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