Assuming no bequests, with a real rate of interest of 10 percent, wealth of $60,000, current income of $70,000, future income of $180,000 and future consumption of $158,000, current consumption must equal ________

A) $158,000
B) $150,000
C) $152,000
D) $130,000

B

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