Suppose Autonomous Consumption Decreases

question 12

Multiple Choice

Suppose autonomous consumption decreases. This reduction in autonomous consumption will cause which of the following to occur?

• A)The consumption function shifts down.
• B)The consumption function shifts up.
• C)The consumption function becomes steeper.
• D)The consumption function becomes less steep.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The additional income generated from selling one more unit of a good or service.

Total Revenue

Total Revenue is the full amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services before any costs are deducted.

Perfectly Elastic Demand

Demand in which quantity drops to zero at the slightest increase in price.

Ceteris Paribus

A Latin phrase meaning "all other things being equal," used in economics to analyze the effect of one variable change while holding others constant.