Scenario 34-1

question 37

Multiple Choice

Scenario 34-1. Take the following information as given for a small economy:
• When income is $10,000, consumption spending is $6,500.
• When income is $11,000, consumption spending is $7,250.
-Refer to Scenario 34-1. The marginal propensity to consume for this economy is

• A)0.650.
• B)0.750.
• C)0.650 or 0.664, depending on whether income is $10,000 or $11,000.
• D)0.800.

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Definitions:

Cash Price

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A unit of volume measurement used primarily in agriculture, particularly in the United States, for grains and other dry commodities.