Assume That You Had Data for a Cross-Section of 100

question 61

Essay

Assume that you had data for a cross-section of 100 households with data on consumption and personal disposable income. If you fit a linear regression function regressing consumption on disposable income, what prior expectations do you have about the slope and the intercept? The slope of this regression function is called the "marginal propensity to consume." If, instead, you fit a log-log model, then what is the interpretation of the slope? Do you have any prior expectation about its size?

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Definitions:

Beginning Inventory

The value of all inventory held by a business at the start of an accounting period.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting system where the inventory is physically counted at specific intervals to determine the cost of goods sold and ending inventory value.

Average Cost

An inventory costing method where all costs of inventory purchased are averaged to determine the cost of goods sold and ending inventory value.

Unit Cost

The cost incurred to produce, acquire, or deliver one unit of a product or service.