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Answer: -

                                                            
                                                                                                   ∆  
                 National      Consumption(C)       APC=                   ∆        ∆       MPC=
                 income (Y)                                                                        ∆  
                 5000          3000                    3000              -        -         -
                                                              = 0.6
                                                       5000
                 8000          5000                  5000                2000  3000          3000
                                                            = 0.625                                 = 0.6
                                                     8000                                    5000

               Breakeven level of National Income: -

                       The breakeven level of national income is determined at the point where
               national income= consumption expenditure, where savings = 0.




                                    National Income(Y)                              Consumption (c)

                                               0                                            100

                                             100                                            150

                                             200                                            200

                                             300                                            250

                                             400                                            300

                                             500                                            350

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                 600

                 500

                 400

                 300

                 200

                 100


                    0
                         0         100         200         300         400         500         600


                                 Series1       Series2       Linear (Series1)    Linear (Series2)


                   i.     At the break-even point APC=1.
                   ii.    To the left-hand side of BEP, APC ˃ 1
                   iii.   To the right-hand side of BEP, APC ˂ 1
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