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A: The common notation for the "intercept" term of an equation specified as Y = a + bX. Mathematically, the a-intercept term indicates the value of the Y variable when the value of the X variable is equal to zero. Theoretically, the a-intercept is frequently used to indicate exogenous or independent influences on the Y variable, that is, influences that are independent of the X variable. For example, if Y represents consumption and X represents national income, a measures autonomous consumption expenditures.
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AVERAGE PROPENSITY TO CONSUME The proportion of household income that is used for consumption expenditures. The average propensity to consume (abbreviated APC) is really nothing more than average consumption. Together with the average propensity to save, it indicates how a given level of income is divided between consumption and saving. A related consumption measure is the marginal propensity to consume.
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A scripophilist is one who collects rare stock and bond certificates, usually from extinct companies.
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"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." -- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US president
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UTP Unfair Trade Practice
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