
Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application 12th Edition by Walter Nicholson,Christopher Snyder
Edition 12ISBN: 978-1133189022
Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application 12th Edition by Walter Nicholson,Christopher Snyder
Edition 12ISBN: 978-1133189022 Exercise 1
Explain why the intertemporal budget constraint pictured in Figure can be interpreted as requiring that individuals choose C 0 and C 1 so that the present value of this consumption is equal to their current income.
Figure The Savings Decision
A person with a current income of Y can either spend this on current consumption, C 0 , or save it (at an interest rate of r ) to buy consumption next year, C 1. Here, the person?s utilitymaximizing choice is C * 0 , C * 1. Current savings are Y * 0.
Figure The Savings Decision

A person with a current income of Y can either spend this on current consumption, C 0 , or save it (at an interest rate of r ) to buy consumption next year, C 1. Here, the person?s utilitymaximizing choice is C * 0 , C * 1. Current savings are Y * 0.
Explanation
Let us assume a consumer who chooses how...
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