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1. George is currently 30 years old, plans to retire at the age of 65 and to live to the age of 85. His labor income is $25,000 per year, and he intends to maintain a constant level of real consumption spending over the next 55 years. Assume no taxes, no growth in real salary, and a real interest rate of 3% per year.
a. What is the value of George’s human capital?
b. What is his permanent income?
c. What effect would a $1 million inheritance, that you expect to receive 30 years from now, have on your permanent income? (Assume a real interest rate of 3% per year and that the $1 million inheritance is in constant dollars.)