The Diagram Below Shows Desired Aggregate Expenditure for a Hypothetical

question 74

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows desired aggregate expenditure for a hypothetical economy.Assume the following features of this economy: • marginal propensity to consume (mpc) = 0.80
• net tax rate (t) = 0.15
• no foreign trade
• fixed price level
• all expenditure and income figures are in billions of dollars. FIGURE 22-3
Refer to Figure 22-3.What is the marginal propensity to spend (z) in this economy?

• A)0.45
• B)0.48
• C)0.65
• D)0.68
• E)0.80

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