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Regarding Average Propensity to save :

(A) APS can be zero

(B) APS can be more than one

(C) APS can be negative

(D) APS can be one

(E) APS can be positive

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Solution

Correct Option: 1

APS = S/Y. At break-even point, S = 0 so APS = 0 (A is correct). Below break-even, S is negative so APS is negative (C is correct). Above break-even, S is positive so APS is positive (E is correct). APS cannot be more than one since consumption cannot be zero or negative (B is wrong). APS can theoretically approach but not equal 1 in standard Keynesian analysis (D is excluded). Hence (A), (C), (E).

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