Disposable                  Consumption                 Savings Income 100                                 80                                    -------- 200                                 150                                  --------- Using information from question 21, calculate the marginal propensity to consume for the economy? a. 0.8 b. 0.2 c. 0.3 d. 0.7

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The table below provides Income and consumption Data in billions of dollars. Answer question below based on it.

Disposable                  Consumption                 Savings
Income
100                                 80                                    --------
200                                 150                                  ---------

Using information from question 21, calculate the marginal propensity to consume for the economy?


a. 0.8
b. 0.2
c. 0.3
d. 0.7
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