Figure 9.8: Marco's Consumption Choice between Storing and Lending
This diagram illustrates Marco's intertemporal consumption choices using a coordinate system where the horizontal axis represents 'consumption now' (ranging from 0 to 120) and the vertical axis represents 'consumption later' (ranging from 0 to 150). Starting from his endowment at (100, 0), the graph shows two linear feasible frontiers: one for storing money, connecting (100, 0) to (0, 100), and another for lending at a 20% interest rate, extending from (100, 0) to (0, 120). The diagram also displays three parallel, downward-sloping, and convex indifference curves. The 'reservation IC' passes through the endowment point. The 'low utility IC' is tangent to the storing frontier at point M (60, 40), where MRS = MRT. The 'medium utility IC' is tangent to the lending frontier at point D (60, 48), representing a higher level of satisfaction.
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Comparison of 'Consumption Later' for Storing vs. Lending
Marco's Reservation Indifference Curve in Figure 9.8
Activity: Analyzing Marco's Consumption Choices in Figure 9.8
Lending's Benefit: Expanded Feasible Set Leads to Higher Utility for Marco
Marco's Optimal Choice for Storing: Point M (60, 40)
Marco's Optimal Choice When Lending: Point D (60, 48)
Marco's Feasible Frontier for Lending at 20%
Marco's Feasible Frontier for Storing Cash in Figure 9.8
Graphical Breakdown of Marco's Optimal Choice at Point M