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  1. Over short period, when income rises, average propensity to consume usually
    1. rises
    2. falls
    3. remains constant
    4. fluctuates
Correct Option: B

Keynes postulated that aggregate consumption is a function of aggregate current disposable income. The Keynesian consumption function is written as: C = a + cY a > 0, 0 < c < 1; where a is the intercept, a constant which measures consumption at a zero level of disposal income; c is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC); and Y is the disposal income. So as income increases, average propensity to consume (APC = C/Y) falls.



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