As per data given by Trading Economics, Bhutan's inflation rate for the months of April, May, and June 2020 is 4.55%, 4.17%, and 4.54% respectively. Which of the following is the reason for this high inflation rate? Select one
a. None
b. Food and non-alcoholic beverages continue to be the main driver of the increase at 15.04%
c. Prices of vegetables, fruits, meats
and dairy products recorded the highest increase with an average increase of 22%
d Increase for alcoholic beverages and betel nuts at 9.82%

= Food and non-alcoholic beverages continue to be the main driver of the increase at 15.04%

3. saving two consumers, larry and jeff, have utility functions defined over the two periods of their lives: middle age (period zero) and retirement (period 1). they have the same income in period 0 of m dollars and they will not earn income in period 1. the interest rate they face is r. larry’s and jeff’s utility functions are as follow. = 0.5 + 0.5 and = 0.5 + 0.5 for each person is between zero and one and represents each consumer’s temporal discount econ 340: intermediate microeconomics. ben van kammen: purdue university. rate. a. write the budget constraint that applies to both jeff and larry in terms of consumption in each period and ), interest rate, and m. b. what is larry’s and what is jeff’s marginal rate of intertemporal substitution? c. what is the slope of the budget constraint? d. write each consumer’s condition for lifetime utility maximization. e. re-arrange the conditions from part (d) to solve for the ratio, . f. if > which consumer will save more of his middle age income? g. if > 1 1+ , in which period will larry consume more: = 0 or = 1?