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Q8. The rst order condition for consumption says that if the real interest rate is higher than the subjective rate of discount the consumer will plan consumption to increase over time. Explain why this is so. if the real interest rate is higher than the subjective rate of discount, the consumer will postpone consumption and thus consume less today that he/she plans to consume nextyear. [iii > 1, this +p means that returns on saving are high relatively to the degree ofimpatience. Therefore a consumer will like to wait a little bit in order to consume more in the future, and consumpu'on will increase over time

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