A. We are in a world with a real interest rate of 7%. The economy of Smoothiland is hit by a temporary shock to GDP of 200 million units at time T. The population of Smoothiland have a strong preference for consumption smoothing, and Smoothiland has an open economy. By how much does consumption to fall in time T+1? (in millions, round to the closes decimal)._______________ B. How much does the country have to borrow to maintain smooth consumption? (round to the closest decimal)________________

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A. We are in a world with a real interest rate of 7%. The economy of Smoothiland is hit by a temporary shock to GDP of 200 million units at time T. The population of Smoothiland have a strong preference for consumption smoothing, and Smoothiland has an open economy. By how much does consumption to fall in time T+1? (in millions, round to the closes decimal)._______________

B. How much does the country have to borrow to maintain smooth consumption? (round to the closest decimal)________________

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