Question
With reference to Consumption Function answer the following questions:
i. What is consumption function?
ii. What is break even point?
iii. Consumption curve starts from Y-axis. What does this implies?

Answer

i. Consumption Function refers to functional relationship between consumption and national income.
ii. It is the point where consumption is equal to national income.
iii. It implies that there is autonomous consumption even when national income is zero.

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