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The change in total spending from additional income is


A) MPC.
B) MPS.
C) APC.
D) APS.

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What must the value of the average propensity to save (APS)be if the average propensity to consume (APC)is greater than 1? Why?

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The APS must be negative if the APC is g...

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The investment demand curve would shift to the left because of


A) The discovery of more efficient production methods.
B) Expectations of a recession.
C) Higher interest rates.
D) A lower current income level for the economy.

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If,in the aggregate,consumers spend 75 cents of every extra dollar received,then the


A) APC is 1.25.
B) APC is 0.75.
C) MPC is 0.75.
D) MPS is 0.75.

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Keynes asserted that wealth was the most important determinant of consumer spending.

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Refer to Table 9.2.(Data are expressed in billions of dollars. ) Table 9.2  Full Employment  Income (Output)   Consumers  Desire to Spend  Investors Desire  to Spend  Total Private  Spending  Total  Saving $500$300$250$$600375250$$700450250$$800525250$$\begin{array}{|r|r|r|c|c|}\hline \begin{array}{r}\text { Full Employment } \\\text { Income (Output) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Consumers } \\\text { Desire to Spend }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Investors Desire } \\\text { to Spend }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total Private } \\\text { Spending }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Saving }\end{array} \\\hline \$ 500 & \$ 300 & \$ 250 & \$ & \$ \\\hline 600 & 375 & 250 & \$ & \$ \\\hline 700 & 450 & 250 & \$ & \$ \\\hline 800 & 525 & 250 & \$ & \$ \\\hline\end{array} If the full-employment level of income (YF) in Table 9.2 is $800 billion,


A) The economy is in equilibrium.
B) There is a recessionary gap of $25 billion.
C) There is an inflationary gap of $250 billion.
D) There is a recessionary gap of $275 billion.

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What are the two types of consumer spending as identified by Keynes,and what are the determinants of each?

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Consumer spending can be classified as a...

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In a graph with disposable income on the horizontal axis and consumption on the vertical axis,the intersection of the 45-degree line with the


A) Consumption function indicates zero saving.
B) Aggregate spending curve indicates full employment.
C) Full-employment output indicates equilibrium (macro) .
D) Aggregate demand curve indicates equilibrium.

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The combination of price level and real output that is compatible with both aggregate demand and aggregate supply is the definition of


A) Full-employment GDP.
B) Disposable income.
C) Macro equilibrium.
D) Real expenditures.

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If the MPC is 0.60 and disposable income increases from $20,000 billion to $22,000 billion,consumption will increase by


A) $2,000 billion.
B) $800 billion.
C) $1,200 billion.
D) $600 billion.

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The MPC + MPS must always equal


A) The slope of the consumption function.
B) 1.
C) The APC.
D) 0.

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Consumption expenditures


A) Account for over two-thirds of total spending.
B) Include purchases of new and used goods by consumers.
C) Are equal to disposable personal income plus personal saving.
D) Are equal to consumer spending plus transfer payments.

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A recessionary gap implies that


A) Aggregate demand is less than aggregate supply at the full-employment price level.
B) The unemployment rate is falling.
C) Aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply at the full-employment price level.
D) Inventories are being depleted faster than producers desire.

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If autonomous consumption decreases,then


A) The AD curve will shift to the right.
B) The AD curve will shift to the left.
C) There will be a movement to the left along the AD curve.
D) The AD curve will not be affected.

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APC is equal to


A) The change in total consumption divided by the change in total disposable income.
B) The change in total saving divided by the change in total disposable income.
C) Total consumption divided by total disposable income.
D) Total saving divided by total disposable income.

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Table 9.1  Disposable Income  (Billions of dollars per year)   Total Consumption  (Billions of dollars per year)   $0 $50200210\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Disposable Income } \\\text { (Billions of dollars per year) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Consumption } \\\text { (Billions of dollars per year) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { \$0 } & \$ 50 \\\hline 200 & 210 \\\hline\end{array} What is the rate of saving when income equals $300 billion in Table 9.1?


A) Zero.
B) $50 billion.
C) $10 billion.
D) -$290 billion.

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Table 9.1  Disposable Income  (Billions of dollars per year)   Total Consumption  (Billions of dollars per year)   $0 $50200210\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Disposable Income } \\\text { (Billions of dollars per year) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Consumption } \\\text { (Billions of dollars per year) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { \$0 } & \$ 50 \\\hline 200 & 210 \\\hline\end{array} What is the marginal propensity to save in Table 9.1?


A) 0.05.
B) 0.80.
C) 0.20.
D) 0.24.

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If tax policies become less favorable,then


A) The AD curve will not be affected.
B) There will be a movement to the right along the AD curve.
C) The AD curve will shift to the left.
D) The AD curve will shift to the right.

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A recessionary gap


A) Would cause a depletion of inventories.
B) Would occur if total output were less than aggregate demand.
C) Is the amount by which the rate of actual spending falls short of full-employment GDP.
D) Is the amount by which total spending exceeds GDP.

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If an increase in disposable income causes consumption to increase from $4,000 to $10,000 and causes saving to increase from $2,000 to $4,000,it can be inferred that the MPC equals


A) 0.4.
B) 0.6.
C) 0.5.
D) 0.75.

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