If the government decides to spend an extra $5 billion on fighter jets that they would otherwise have spent on road construction, and the MPC = 0.75, what is the effect on AD?
a. It has no effect

b. It increases by $5 billion.
c. It increases by $15 billion.
d. It increases by $20 billion.

a

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