An Economy Has 100 Households

question 52

Multiple Choice

An economy has 100 households.The forty rich households each have incomes of $50,000 in period 1 and $75,000 in period 2.The sixty poor households each have incomes of $20,000 in period 1 and $25,000 in period 2.Assume that the price of the good is $1 in both periods.Also assume that the households borrow from each other.Suppose that each household decides that its consumption in period 1 will equal 50 percent of the present value of its income from both periods.The equilibrium real interest rate is about

• A)20 percent.
• B)30 percent.
• C)40 percent.
• D)50 percent.

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