If the average propensity to save (APS) is 0.40, then this means

A. people are spending 40 percent of their disposable income.
B. people are spending 60 percent of their amount of saving.
C. people are saving 40 percent of their amount of consumption.
D. people are saving 40 percent of their disposable income.


Answer: D

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