Consider the following information for a family. The income for the family is $58,000; if the MPS is 0.25, and the income for the family decreases by $15,000, then the decrease in consumption will be:
a. $3,750.
b. $10,500.
c. $11,250.
d. $1,500.
Ans: c. $11,250.
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