The following data is from the economy of Middle Earth. Household saving is $30 Consumption is $60 Exports are $30 Imports are $20 Government purchases are $20 Net taxes are $10 In the economy of Middle Earth, national saving is • $40 • $10 • $20 • $30

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When one person saves more, that person’s wealth is increased, meaning that he or she can consume more in the future. But when everyone saves more, everyone’s income falls, meaning that everyone must consume less today. Explain this seeming contradiction.

Which of the following statements is correct?   A.the total income in the economy that remains after paying for consumption and government purchases is called private saving. B.the sum of private saving and national saving is called public saving. C.for a closed economy, the sum of private saving and public saving must equal investment. D.for a closed economy, the sum of consumption, national saving, and taxes must equal GDP.

The Economist article, "Low interest rates leave savers with few good options", states that savers are likely to respond to low rates in one of the following three ways: Lincrease athletic activity, go back to school, or, spend more on entertainment O re-watch the movie Trading Places, invest in Treasury bills, or, move to Germany save more and spend less, set aside less money due to higher returns, or, decrease investments in risky assets save less and spend more, set aside more money to make up for low returns, or, increase investments in risky assets

Assume that GDP is $6,000, personal disposable income is $5,100, and the government budget deficit is $200. Consumption is $3,800, and the trade deficit is $100.   a. How large is saving ( S )? b. How large is investment ( I )? c. How large is government spending ( G )?

The following national accounting data are available for an economy for 2020. GDP Household Consumption Government Consumption Government Investment Direct and Indirect Taxes Subsidies by government Government Transfer Payments Government Interest Payments Retained Earnings Net Exports What is the level of national saving in this economy? Select one: a. 190 b. 150 c. 200 d. 250 e. 210 $ Billion 950 650 150 0 170 20 30 10 0 0

Please solve Parts D,E,F

Consider country A, which is a closed economy. Suppose that A’s private saving is 280 and investment is 250. What is the public saving? Consider country B, which is a closed economy. B’s private saving is 500, its government spending is 100, budget deficit is 50, consumption is 1000. what is the B’s investment and the disposable income, Y – T (Y is the total income, T is tax revenue)?

An economy consumes 1 million chickens each year. A new technology in raising chickens lowers the price of each chicken from $50 to $40. Suppose the economy still consumes 1 million chickens each year at the lower price. Do you agree that since the consumers pay $10 million less, the national saving due to the change in price equals $10 million?