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Question
'Consumption function curve of an involuntary unemployed workers start from some positive level on Y-axis even at zero level of Income'. Justify the given statement.
Solution
This statement is true because Consumption can never be zero, even if income is zero, because some level of consumption is required for survival. This type of subsistence consumption is known as autonomous consumption.
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