According to the Consumption Function in Figure 16.2

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to the consumption function in Figure 16.2:

• A) people's lifetime utilities are equal to .
• B) people prefer to consume the average over their lifetimes rather than and .
• C) the utility associated with consuming the average over both periods is less than the average of and .
• D) .
• E) the marginal propensity to consume is greater than one.

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