Suppose the desired consumption function of Canadaland is given by C^d= 0.5 + 0.7Y - 10r - 0.1G, where Y is income, r is the real interest rate, and G is government purchases. This implies that

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Suppose the desired consumption function of Canadaland is given by C^d= 0.5 + 0.7Y - 10r - 0.1G, where Y is income, r is the real interest rate, and G is government purchases. This implies that

a. Desired consumption is increasing in the real interest rate 

b. The marginal propensity to consume is 0.5

c. The marginal propensity to consume is 0.75

d. Desired consumption is increasing in governmental purchases 

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