Macroeconomics (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134167398
Author: Andrew B. Abel, Ben Bernanke, Dean Croushore
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 7AP
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To find the effect of interest rates on indifference curve and on budget line.
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Assume that consumption decreases, when interest rates increase. If there is a technological advance that leads to an increase in investment demand, then:
A. investment increases and the interest rate rises.
B. investment and the interest rate are both unchanged.
C. investment is unchanged and the interest rate rises.
D. investment decreases and the interest rate rises.
Graphically illustrate and explain
- what happens to consumer spending when consumers become more optimistic about the future, i.e., consumer expectations rise
- how an increase in the interest rate would affect consumer spending
- what happens to consumer spending in response to an increase in consumer income
Q2.In each of the following, calculate private, public and national savings and the national savings rate.
Given that:
Household savings = 200
Business savings = 400
Government purchases = 100
Government transfers = 100
Tax collections = 150
Gross Domestic Product = 2,200
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Macroeconomics (9th Edition)
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