When Javier's income increases by $5,000, he spends an additional $3,750 dollars. This implies that his marginal propensity to consume is 0.75
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Differentiate between the income effect and the substitution effect of a fall in the price of a good
What will be an ideal response?
In 1933 the unemployment rate was about 25%. This percentage
(a) is probably quite accurate because the data on unemployment collected by the federal government was quite good at the time. (b) is probably too high because some people with jobs claimed to be unemployed so that they could collect unemployment compensation payments. (c) is probably too low because there were discouraged and underemployed workers. (d) is probably meaningless because the data on unemployment was either very poor or nonexistent.
The averaging equation of elasticity solves the problem of
a. whether price or quantity is in the numerator b. which price or quantity to use as a base for calculating percentage changes c. whether to use quantity supplied or demanded d. removing the negative sign e. whether to use income or price in the denominator
From the passage of the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, income taxes became the primary source of income for the United States.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)