Blog: Eco401 Assignment No. 2 solution

“Economics (ECO401)”

Assignment No.02 Marks: 20

Question 01:

The average propensity to consume (APC) and disposable income (Yd) is given in the following table. From this information, calculate the consumption (C), average propensity to save (APS) and marginal propensity to consume (MPC).

APC Yd C APS MPC

1 400 ? ? ---

0.96 520 ? ? ?

0.95 570 ? ? ?

0.92 650 ? ? ?

0.90 710 ? ? ?

Marks = 14 (1 marks for each)

Question 02:

According to Keynes, “saving can be harmful for the economy if everyone starts saving”. Illustrate this concept graphically. Marks = 6

Schedule

Opening Date and Time January 12, 2011 At 12:01 A.M. (Mid-Night)

Due Date and Time January 17, 2011 At 11:59 P.M. (Mid-Night)

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SOLUTION:

APC	Yd	C	APS	MPC
1	400	400	0	----
0.96	520	499.2	0.04	1.24
0.95	570	541.5	0.05	0.846
0.92	650	598	0.08	0.807
0.90	710	639	0.10	0.683

Formula for use above

C = APC x Yd

APS = 1 – APC

MPC = ΔC / ΔYd

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