If you suddenly have the misfortune of screening positive for lung cancer, then your consumption function will most likely

A. shift upward.
B. shift downward.
C. not shift, your disposable income does not change.
D. not shift, but force you to increase your expenditures along the consumption function.


Answer: A

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