MRT of Marco's Investment Opportunity

An individual has an initial endowment of 100 units of grain. He can consume it now or invest it. For every unit of grain he forgoes consuming now and invests, he will have 1.5 units available for consumption later. If he decides to consume 40 units of grain now, how many units will be available for him to consume later?

Interpreting the Endpoints of a Feasible Frontier

Analyzing a Change in Investment Opportunity

An individual starts with 100 units of grain that can either be consumed now or invested. The investment yields a 50% return, meaning for every 1 unit invested, 1.5 units are available for consumption later. The feasible frontier for this individual's choices is a straight line.

True or False: If this individual decides to decrease their current consumption by 20 units in order to invest that amount, their future consumption will increase by 20 units.

An individual starts with 100 units of a resource. They can either consume these units now or invest them for a 50% return, which will be available for consumption later. This choice is represented by a straight-line feasible frontier on a graph where the horizontal axis is 'consumption now' and the vertical axis is 'consumption later'. What is the economic interpretation of the slope of this feasible frontier?

An individual has an initial endowment of 100 units of a resource that can be consumed now. Alternatively, any amount can be invested to yield 1.5 units of future consumption for every 1 unit invested. The graph of their possible consumption choices is a straight line connecting the maximum possible current consumption with the maximum possible future consumption. Match each graphical feature to its correct economic interpretation.

An individual has an initial endowment of 100 units of a resource that can be consumed now. Alternatively, any amount of the resource can be invested, yielding 1.5 units of future consumption for every 1 unit invested. Given this trade-off, which of the following consumption plans is NOT feasible?

Equation of the Consumption Feasible Frontier

An individual has an initial endowment of 100 units of a resource. They can either consume this resource now or invest it. For every 1 unit they invest, they receive 1.5 units for consumption at a later time. In this scenario, the opportunity cost of consuming one additional unit now is ____ units of future consumption.

Evaluating Competing Investment Opportunities