The Slope of the Consumption Schedule Between Two Points on the Schedule

question 14

Multiple Choice

The slope of the consumption schedule between two points on the schedule is

• A) the ratio of the change in consumption to the change in disposable income between those two points.
• B) the ratio of the change in disposable income over the change in consumption between those two points.
• C) equivalent to one plus the marginal propensity to save.
• D) equivalent to the average propensity to consume.

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