If an increase in autonomous consumption spending of $10 million results in a $50 million increase in equilibrium real GDP, then
A) the MPC is 0.5.
B) the MPC is 0.75.
C) the MPC is 0.8.
D) the MPC is 0.9.
Answer is C) the MPC is 0.8.
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