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marginal costs and benefits
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marginal propensity to consume
marginal propensity to save
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marginal propensity to consume
mar·gin·al pro·pen·si·ty to con·sume


noun 
Definition:
 
increase in consumption through added income: the increase in consumption that results from one additional dollar of income
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