MPC is the slope of which of the following options? |
Saving function Consumption function Investment function Cost function |
Consumption function |
The correct answer is Option 2: Consumption function The consumption function shows the relationship between consumption and income. The slope of this function represents how consumption changes with a change in income, which is the Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC). Marginal propensity to consume refers to the ratio between change in consumption to change in income. MPC = \(\frac{ ΔC}{ΔY}\) C = c + bY, where b denotes the MPC |