If Americans Became More Pessimistic About the Economy,what Would Happen

question 143

Multiple Choice

If Americans became more pessimistic about the economy,what would happen to the consumption-income line?

• A) A rightward movement along the line
• B) A leftward movement along the line
• C) The entire line would shift upward
• D) The entire line would shift downward
• E) The entire line would shift downward and there would be a rightward movement along the new line

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