Consumption Smoothing Is a Consequence of the

question 8

Multiple Choice

Consumption smoothing is a consequence of the

• A) increasing marginal utility of consumption.
• B) constant marginal utility of consumption.
• C) intertemporal budget constraint.
• D) decreasing marginal utility of consumption.

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