(trillions of 2012 dollars) 25 45 line 20 15 Consumpeion funccion 10. 15 Disposable income (erillions of 2012 dollars) 10 20 In the figure above, AE is labeled as the "consumption function." When (disposable) income equals $10 trillion, O a. consumption expenditure is less than disposable income, so consumers are dissaving. O b. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income, so consumers are saving. O c. consumption expenditure is less than disposable income, so consumers are saving. O d. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income but it is not possible to determine if consumers are saving or dissaving. O e. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income, so consumers are dissaving.

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Consumption expenditure
(trillons of 2012 dollars)
25
45° line
20
15 Consumption
funccion
10
E ua n e
10
15
20
Disporable income (crillions of 2012 dollars)
14
Transcribed Image Text:Consumption expenditure (trillons of 2012 dollars) 25 45° line 20 15 Consumption funccion 10 E ua n e 10 15 20 Disporable income (crillions of 2012 dollars) 14
Consumption expendicure
(trillions of 2012 dollars)
25
45 line
20
15. Consumpeion,
funccion
10
10
15
20
Disporable income (erillions of 2012 dollara)
In the figure above, AE is labeled as the "consumption function." When (disposable) income
equals $10 trillion,
O a. consumption expenditure is less than disposable income, so consumers are dissaving.
O b. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income, so consumers are
saving.
O c. consumption expenditure is less than disposable income, so consumers are saving.
O d. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income but it is not possible to
determine if consumers are saving or dissaving.
e. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income, so consumers are
dissaving.
Transcribed Image Text:Consumption expendicure (trillions of 2012 dollars) 25 45 line 20 15. Consumpeion, funccion 10 10 15 20 Disporable income (erillions of 2012 dollara) In the figure above, AE is labeled as the "consumption function." When (disposable) income equals $10 trillion, O a. consumption expenditure is less than disposable income, so consumers are dissaving. O b. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income, so consumers are saving. O c. consumption expenditure is less than disposable income, so consumers are saving. O d. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income but it is not possible to determine if consumers are saving or dissaving. e. consumption expenditure is greater than disposable income, so consumers are dissaving.
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Consumption (C) is the usage of commodities and services by a household. The consumption function shows the functional association between the gross national income and total consumption.

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