The Slope of the Consumption Function Between Two Points on the Graph

question 152

Multiple Choice

The slope of the consumption function between two points on the graph is

• A) the ratio of the change in consumption to the change in disposable income between those two points.
• B) the ratio of the change in disposable income over the change in consumption between those two points.
• C) equivalent to one plus the marginal propensity to save.
• D) equivalent to the average propensity to consume.
• E) equivalent to the average propensity to savE.

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