The multiplier will be smaller, other things being equal:
A. the smaller the fraction of each dollar earned that goes to taxes.
B. the larger the fraction of each dollar of disposable income that is spent on imports.
C. the smaller the fraction of each dollar of disposable income that goes to saving.
D. All of these answers are true.
The answer will be (b) the larger the fraction of each dollar of disposable income that is spent on imports.
We all know that The larger is the marginal propensity to consume, the larger is the fraction of increased income in each “round” of the multiplier process that will go to additional consumption purchases. Because each round of the multiplier process will therefore be larger the greater the marginal propensity to consume, the multiplier will also be larger. Here fraction of each dollar of disposable income increases which is spent on import.
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