The Average Price of a Share of Stock on the New

question 88

Multiple Choice

The average price of a share of stock on the New York Stock Exchange falls by 30 percent. Other things being equal, we would expect

• A)an increase in the marginal propensity to consume.
• B)a decrease in the marginal propensity to consume.
• C)a shift up of the consumption function.
• D)a shift down of the consumption function.

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