The Intertemporal Consumption Trade-off for a Lender
An individual has an initial endowment of a resource that they can consume either now or in the future. Explain how the act of lending a portion of this endowment to another individual at a positive interest rate alters their consumption possibilities across the two periods. In your explanation, describe the trade-off the lender faces and how the interest rate influences this trade-off. Use a hypothetical numerical example to support your reasoning.
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