Suppose that disposable income, consumption, and saving in some country are $400 billion, $350 billion, and $50 billion, respectively. Next, assume that disposable income increases by $40 billion, consumption rises by $30 billion, and saving goes up by $10 billion. a. What is the economy's MPC? Instructions: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. MPC = What is its MPS? MPS b. What was the APC before the increase in disposable income? Instructions: Round your answer to 2 decimal piaces. APC before

The following table provides data for output (real GDP) and saving. a. Fill in the missing numbers (gray-shaded cells) in the table. Instructions: In the table, enter your answers for consumption as a whole number. Round your answers for APC and APS to 3 decimal places. Round your answers for MPC and MPS to 1 decimal place. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. Level of Output and Income (GDP = DI) Consumption Saving АРС APS MPC MPS 496 -0.033 -0.015 $480 $-16 1.033 520 528 -8 1.015 560 560 1.000 0.000 592 624 600 0.987 0.013 640 16 0.975 0.025 680 656 24 0.965 0.035 720 688 32 0.956 0.044 760 720 40 0.947 0.053 800 752 48 0.940 0.060

Consider the following data for a closed economy: Y = $11 trillion C = $10 trillion G = $2 trillion Spublic = $-0.5 trillion T = $1 trillion Use these data to calculate the following: a. private saving, b. investment spending, c. transfer payments and d. the government budget balance. a. Private saving is: $ trillion. (Round your responses to one decimal place.) b. Investment spending is: $ trillion. (Round your responses to one decimal place.) c. Transfer payments are: $ trillion. (Round your responses to one decimal place.) d. The government budget balance is: $ trillion and as a result the government budget is in (Round your responses to one decimal place.)

Answer the following questions: Instructions: Enter your answers rounded to the nearest whole number. a. By how much will GDP change if firms increase their investment by $12 billion and the MPC is 0.80? billion b. If the MPC is 0.50? %24 billion

10. T/F/U. Fear of a recession causes a decrease in investment spending—I— which in turn impacts v. Draw a graph consistent with your answer.

Which of the following correctly describes how a decrease in the price level affects consumption spending? Select one: a. A decrease in the price level raises real wealth, which causes consumption to increase. b. A decrease in the price level decreases the amount of money a household needs to buy goods and so raises the interest rate, which causes consumption to increase. c. A decrease in the price level increases the amount of money a household needs to buy goods and so raises the interest rate, which causes consumption to increase. d. A decrease in the price level lowers real wealth, which causes consumption to decrease.

15. Total expenditures in a country (in billions of dollars) are increasing at a rate of f(x) = 8.22x+87.13, where x = 0 corresponds to the year 2000. Total expenditures were $1584.9 billion in 2002. a. Find a function that gives the total expenditures x years after 2000. b. What will total expenditures be in 2016? a. What is the function for the total expenditures? F(x)= (Simplify your answer. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the expression.) b. In 2016, total expenditures will be S (Type an integer or a decimal.) billion.

Based on the chart in question 8.06, if investment rises from $120 to $130 and the price level is fixed. By how much will the equilibrium real GDP increase?

Answer the following questions: Instructions: Enter your answers rounded to the nearest whole number. a. By how much will GDP change if firms increase their investment by $13 billion and the MPC is 0.80? 2$ billion b. If the MPC is 0.50? $ billion

Click on the icon to read the news clip, then complete the following steps. Business inventories fall when real GDP rises because 1800- 1600- Aggregate expenditure (billions of 2002 dollars) ○ A. inventories are falling from above target to their target levels 1400- B. firms put more production time into producing consumption goods and services OC. firms put more production time into producing exports 1200- OD. both B and C are correct 1000- The graph shows the aggregate planned expenditure curve. Draw a new AE curve to show the effect of an increase in exports and business investment. Label it AE₁. 8004 800 1000 1200 1400 45 degree line G AE 1600 1800 Draw a point at the new equilibrium expenditure. Draw an arrow along the new AE curve to show the effect of the increase in real GDP on consumption expenditure. Real GDP (billions of 2002 dollars) >>> Draw only the objects specified in the question. - News clip Business Inventories Decline, GDP Rises Real gross domestic product (GDP)…