The slope of the consumption function relates changes in consumer spending to changes in disposable income received by consumers. This is called:
a. the marginal propensity to consume.
b. the average propensity to consume.
c. the utility-maximization function.
d. the marginal rate of transformation.
Ans: a. the marginal propensity to consume.
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