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Q.Complete the following activity to find MPC, MPS, APC and APS, if the expenditure EcE_c of a person with income II is given as:
Ec=(0.0003)I2+(0.075)I2E_c = (0.0003)I^2 + (0.075)I^2 when I=1000I = 1000

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Assumption noted below: the intended function is Ec=(0.0003)I2+(0.075)IE_c=(0.0003)I^2+(0.075)I. Then MPC =dEcdI=0.0006I+0.075=\dfrac{dE_c}{dI}=0.0006I+0.075, MPS =1−=1-MPC, APC =EcI=\dfrac{E_c}{I}, APS =1−=1-APC; at I=1000I=1000 these are 0.675, 0.325, 0.375, 0.6250.675,\ 0.325,\ 0.375,\ 0.625.

Honest note on the stem. As printed, Ec=(0.0003)I2+(0.075)I2E_c=(0.0003)I^2+(0.075)I^2 has both terms in I2I^2; this gives MPC=dEcdI=0.1506I=150.6\text{MPC}=\dfrac{dE_c}{dI}=0.1506I=150.6 at I=1000I=1000, which is impossible since a marginal propensity must lie between 00 and 11. The standard, mathematically sensible version has a linear second term, Ec=(0.0003)I2+(0.075)IE_c=(0.0003)I^2+(0.075)I, and is solved here.

MPC — Marginal Propensity to Consume =dEcdI=\dfrac{dE_c}{dI}:

dEcdI=0.0006 I+0.075\dfrac{dE_c}{dI}=0.0006\,I+0.075.

At I=1000I=1000: MPC=0.0006(1000)+0.075=0.6+0.075=0.675\text{MPC}=0.0006(1000)+0.075=0.6+0.075=0.675.

MPS — Marginal Propensity to Save =1−MPC=1-\text{MPC}:

MPS=1−0.675=0.325\text{MPS}=1-0.675=0.325.

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