The multiplier is

A) the percentage of a given change in income that goes towards consumption.
B) the number which is multiplied by an autonomous change which gives the change in the equilibrium level of real GDP.
C) the part of consumption that is independent of the level of disposable income.
D) the proportion of total disposable income that is consumed.


B

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