Suppose policy makers want to increase GDP by $450 billion. If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.9, by how much must government spending increase to achieve this target?
What will be an ideal response?
The multiplier would be 10 in this case, so government spending must increase by $45 billion.
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Refer to Figure 4-11. Suppose the market is initially in equilibrium at price P1 and then the government imposes a tax on every unit sold. Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the tax?
A) The consumer will bear a greater share of the tax burden if the demand curve is D2. B) The consumer will bear a greater share of the tax burden if the demand curve is D1. C) The consumer will bear the entire burden of the tax if the demand curve is D1 and the producer will bear the entire burden of the tax if the demand curve is D2. D) The consumer's share of the tax burden is the same whether the demand curve is D1 or D2.
A government budget deficit is financed by a combination of
A) saving rising relative to domestic investment and imports rising relative to exports. B) saving rising relative to domestic investments and exports rising relative to imports. C) domestic investment rising relative to saving and imports rising relative to exports. D) domestic investment rising relative to saving and exports rising relative to imports.