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John Is Planning Ahead for Retirement in a Two-Period World

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John is planning ahead for retirement in a two-period world.When John is young he will earn $1 million,and when John is old and retired he will be given $50,000 from Social Security.If the interest rate between the two time periods is 7 percent,what is the slope of John's budget constraint when considering the consumption possibilities between the two periods if "consumption when young" is graphed on the horizontal axis?


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Deposit

A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest.

Interest

The charge for borrowing money or the return on investment of saved funds.

Months

Units of time, each approximately 30-31 days long, used to measure durations and periods in the calendar year.

Deposit

A quantity of funds saved or stored in a banking account, often for the purpose of accruing interest.

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