Assume that Michael is interested in buying a lawn mower. Right now, interest rates are very high, but he believes they will soon start to fall. If Michael purchases the lawn mower today, we know that

a. he was concerned about future inflation.
b. the current inflation rate was low.
c. he paid an inflationary premium.
d. he had a strong, positive rate of time preference.


D

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