In Macroeconomic Analysis,the Representative Consumer

question 16

Multiple Choice

In macroeconomic analysis,the representative consumer

• A) denotes the consumer with the average amount of income.
• B) plays the role of a stand-in for all consumers in the economy.
• C) is the consumer who bargains with firms for all workers in the economy.
• D) is always a misleading fiction.
• E) is the consumer with an average standard of living.

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