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Chapter 24, Problem 7P
To determine
(a)
To compute:
The value of multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume was
To determine
(b)
To compute:
The value of multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume was
To determine
(c)
To compute:
The value of multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume was
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Assume the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8. If consumer spending rises by $20 billion, then total income through the multiplier effect will:
Increase by $100 billion
Decrease by $100 billion
Increase by $10 billion
Will not change
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The government raises taxes by $100 billion. If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8 What happens to the following? Do they rise or fall? By what amounts?
a)Investment
How do you calculate marginal propensity to consume and how does it effects the multiplier?
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- Suppose that a financial crisis decreases investment spending by $100 billion and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8. Assuming no taxes and no trade, by how much will real GDP change?arrow_forwardIf the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.80, and if policy makers wish to increase real GDP $200 million, then by how much would they have to change taxes? A.decrease by $240 million. B.decrease by $160 million. C.decrease by $180 million. D.decrease by $50 million.arrow_forwardIf the multiplier is 10, the marginal propensity to consume must be 0.1. True Falsearrow_forward
- If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.75, net taxes are fixed at $2,000, and real income rises by $12,000, by how much will real consumption spending increase? a. $12,000 b. $7,500 c. $9,000 d. $7,000 e. $8,000arrow_forwardWhat is the multiplier effect in economics? A. The tendency of consumers to save rather than spend B. The tendency of firms to reduce production during a recession C. The amplification of changes in spending through the economy D. The reduction of government spending to control inflationarrow_forward
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