Keynes argued that when the economy is in a slump, an extra dollar of savings by households will:

A. translate into highly risky investment spending by firms.
B. translate into an additional dollar of investment spending by firms.
C. not necessarily translate into an additional dollar of investment spending by firms.
D. translate into more than an additional dollar of investment spending by firms.


Answer: C

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