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Interpreting the Feasible Frontier's Slope
An individual has an initial endowment of $500, which they can consume now. They also have the option to lend any portion of this amount at an interest rate of 15% to finance future consumption. If we plot their feasible set of choices with 'consumption now' on the horizontal axis and 'consumption later' on the vertical axis, what is the slope of their feasible frontier? Explain what this slope represents in terms of the trade-off between present and future consumption.
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