Suppose you receive Y1 of your income this period and Y2 of your income next period. If you can either borrow or lend at an interest rate r, what is the most you can consume in the current period?
A. Y2/(1 + r) + Y1
B. Y1(1 + r) + Y2
C. Y1/(1 + r) + Y2
D. Y2(1 + r) + Y1
Answer: A
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B. contractionary fiscal policy in an effort to move aggregate demand to the left.
C. expansionary fiscal policy in an effort to move aggregate demand to the left.
D. contractionary fiscal policy in an effort to move aggregate demand to the right.
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