An economist observes that for a particular group of individuals, the rate at which their optimal daily free time (t*) changes in response to a change in their hourly wage (w) is consistently represented by the expression -100/w². Given that t* is a function of both wage (w) and unearned income (I), which of the following functions for t* is consistent with this observation?
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