Calculate Autonomous Consumption Expenditure from the following data about an economy which is in equilibrium:
National income = 500
Marginal propensity to save = 0.30
Investment expenditure = 100
CBSE OUTSIDE DELHI - SET 3 2014
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$\text{Y}=\overline{\text{C}}+\text{MPC(Y)}+\text{I}$$500=\overline{\text{C}}+(1-0.3)500+100$
$\overline{\text{C}}=5000-350-100=50$
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