The Path of ________ Over a Lifetime Is Likely to Be

question 211

Multiple Choice

The path of ________ over a lifetime is likely to be much more stable than the path of ________.

• A) consumption; income
• B) income; consumption
• C) saving; consumption
• D) saving; income

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Definitions:

Forward Contract

A financial contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future time at a price agreed upon today, not traded on an exchange.

Exchange Gain

A profit resulting from foreign currency transactions when the value of the currency received is higher than the value of the currency exchanged at the transaction rate.

Spot Rate

The current market price for immediate settlement of a currency exchange, commodity, or security.

Singapore Dollars (SGD)

The official currency of Singapore, represented by the symbol S$.