Income –Consumption and Income-Saving Relationshipfinale (1) Flashcards
•Income refers to disposable income
(Yd)
•Yd is an important
determinant of C and S
amounts that households plan
to consume at
Level of Income (Y)
Consumption (C)
370
375
390
390
410
405
430
420
450
435
470
450
490
465
510
480
households plan
to save at various levels of
Level of Income
Consumption (C)
370
375
390
390
410
405
430
420
450
435
470
450
490
465
510
480
households plan
to consume their entire
•The relationship between Yd, C and
S can
Consumption (Pula)
425
there is dissaving
at low levels of income
•APC –the fraction
of total income that is
Level of
Consumption
Income (Y)
(C)
370
375
390
390
410
405
430
420
450
435
470
450
490
465
510
480
1
APC falls as the level of income increases .
2
APS increases as the level of income
•The proportion or fraction of income saved
is
allocated to consumption
or to saving,
Level of
Consumpt
Income
ion (C)
370
375
390
390
410
405
430
420
450
435
470
450
490
465
510
480
• Where ;
where C is consumption spending, a =
MPS
and Y is income
• N.B. The saving
function shows
relationship between
S and Y
the consumption
function
NON INCOME DETERMINANTS
OF
consumption curve shifts
upward and the