Multiple Choice
Mandy has an income of $800 in period 1 and will have an income of $500 in period 2.Her utility function is U(c1, c2) =c0.801c0.202, where c1 is her consumption in period 1 and c2 is her consumption in period 2.The interest rate is .25.If she unexpectedly won a lottery which pays its prize in period 2 so that her income in period 2 would be $1,000 and her income in period 1 would remain $800, then her consumption in period 1 would
A) stay constant.
B) double.
C) increase by $320.
D) increase by $400.
E) increase by $320
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