Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, & Policies
20th Edition
ISBN: 9780077660772
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.A, Problem 6AP
Subpart (a):
To determine
The relationship between the variables.
Subpart (b):
To determine
The relationship between the variables.
Subpart (c):
To determine
The relationship between the variables.
Subpart (d):
To determine
Calculation of consumption.
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Suppose that Y=MX+b, where Y=consumption, b=consumption at zero income, M=slope, and X=income(i) Are Y and X positively related or are they negatively related?(ii) If graphed, would the curve for this equation slope upward or slope downward?(iii) Are the variables Y and X inversely related or directly related?(iv) What is the value of Y if b=10, M=.50, and X=200?(v) What is the value of X if Y=100, b=10, and M=.25?
The variable shown on the vertical axis is _________ .
The units for the variable on the horizontal axis are __________ .
There are two ways to view the information presented on the graph. First, the graph tells us the amount a person with a certain income is likely to spend on a car, and second, it tells us the probable income of a person who spent a certain amount on a car. For example, if an individual earned $40,000 last year and purchased a new car, you would expect that person to have paid about _________ for the car. Similarly, if someone just paid $25,000 for a car, you could use this graph to estimate that this person's income was probably around __________ .
3. Finally, think about the following applied situation:
An economist wants to estimate a line that relates personal consumption
C and disposable income I. The economist interviews a few households and
obtains the following data:
Income
Consumption
(thousands of dollars)
(thousands of dollars)
20
18
18
13
27
21
36
27
37
26
45
36
50
39
c) What is the interpretation of the rate of change? Clearly state the units
for the slope and write a sentence explaining what the rate of change tells us
in this case.
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Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, & Policies
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