A Decrease in Autonomous Consumer Expenditure Causes the Equilibrium Level

question 16

Multiple Choice

A decrease in autonomous consumer expenditure causes the equilibrium level of aggregate output to ________ at any given interest rate and shifts the ________ curve to the ________, everything else held constant.

• A) rise; MP; right
• B) rise; IS; right
• C) fall; IS; left
• D) fall; MP; left

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