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During 1979, Mr. Anderson expected to earn 20,000.Fromthisincomehehadplannedtosave20,000. From thisincome he had planned to save 2,000. However, during 1979, Mr. Anderson got a raise which boosted his income to 23,000.IfMr.Andersonendedupsavingatotalof23,000.If Mr. Anderson ended up saving a total of 3,000 outof his $23,000 income, what was his marginal propensity toconsume (MPC) ? (It may be assumed that if he had not receivedhis raise, Mr. Anderson would have actually saved the$2,000 that he had planned to save.)
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During 1979, Mr. Anderson expected to earn 20,000.Fromthisincomehehadplannedtosave2,000. However, during 1979, Mr. Anderson got a raise which boosted his income to 23,000.IfMr.Andersonendedupsavingatotalof3,000 outof his $23,000 income, what was his marginal propensity toconsume (MPC) ? (It may be assumed that if he had not receivedhis raise, Mr. Anderson would have actually saved the$2,000 that he had planned to save.)
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During 1979, Mr. Anderson expected to earn $20,000. From thisincome he had planned to save $2,000. However, during 1979, Mr. Anderson got a raise which boosted his income to $23,000.If Mr. Anderson ended up saving a total of $3,000 outof his $23,000 income, what was his marginal propensity toconsume (MPC) ? (It may be assumed that if he had not receivedhis raise, Mr. Anderson would have actually saved the$2,000 that he had planned to save.)

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economics

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  1. 3/5
  2. 2/3
  3. 3/4
  4. 4/5
  5. 1/4
  6. 7/8
  7. 1/2
  8. 2/5
  9. 1/3
  10. 5/6

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