MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
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ISBN: 9781337613057
Author: Tucker
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter P4, Problem 3KC
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The ratio of change in the GDP to an initial change in aggregate expenditure.

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Aggregate Variables Value (in billions of dollars) in the base year Consumption spending $900 Investment spending $400 Government spending $200 Transfer payments $60   The marginal propensity to save is equal to 0.4 and there are no exports or imports,   (a) Calculate the real GDP in this country, Show your work   (b) Calculate the marginal propensity to consume Show your work.   (c) Suppose that the government increases spending from $200 billion to $300 billion   (i) Calculate the maximum change in real GDP. Show your work   (ii) Given the change in real GDP in part (c)(i), calculate the maximum level of the new equilibrium real GDP. Show your work   (d) Suppose that taxes decrease by $100 billion. Will the maximum change in real GDP be larger than, smaller than, or equal to the change in part (c)(i)? Explain.
1. (a) The following equations describe an economy: C = 100+ 0.75Yd I = 50-25r T = G = 50 Where C is aggregate consumption, Ya is disposable income, I is aggregate investment. T'is taxes, G is government purchases and r is the rate of interest. Derive the IS curve for the economy. Show the area of excess demand and excess supply in the goods market. (b) Draw the graph and explain the derivation of IS curve.
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