Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question

question 40

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question.
Fact 27.1.2 Canadians' Wealth Rises
Gains in stock markets and increased house prices boosted Canadians' wealth in the first quarter of 2014. On a per capita basis, household wealth rose to $222,600. Statistics Canada also reported that consumption expenditure increased by $4 billion in the first quarter of 2014.
Source: Toronto Star, September 11, 2014, and Statistics Canada
-Consider Fact 27.1.2. A rise in household wealth does all of the following except

• A)decreases saving.
• B)shifts the saving function upward.
• C)shifts the consumption function upward.
• D)increases consumption expenditure.
• E)increases autonomous consumption.

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