Exhibit J

We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment 117 to Registration Statement No. 2-10607 on Form N-1A of our report dated December 6, 2006, relating to the financial statements of American Mutual Fund, Inc. appearing in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the headings “Financial highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Independent registered public accounting firm” and “Prospectuses, reports to shareholders and proxy statements” in the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such Registration Statement.