Refer to the Following Figure When Answering
Figure $c _ { 1 }$

question 86

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following figure when answering
Figure 16.2: Consumption Function
-In Figure 16.2, point c is equal to the ________ and implies ________.

• A) utility of the average of \(c _ { 1 }\) and \(c _ { 2 }\) ; consumption smoothing
• B) utility associated with consuming \(c _ { 1 }\) ; risk neutrality
• C) utility of consumption; Ricardian equivalence
• D) average utility of \(c _ { 1 }\) and \(c _ { 2 }\) ; a borrowing constraint
• E) utility of the average of \(c _ { 1 }\) and \(c _ { 2 }\) ; a low discount factor

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