Which of the following would be classified as consumption spending?

a. A family's purchase of a new home
b. A family's purchase of a used car
c. A family's payment for a child's hospitalization
d. A family's purchase of Microsoft stock
e. A family's purchase of a swing set for their home day-care business


C

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