In the short-run Keynesian model where the marginal propensity to consume is 0.75, to offset an expansionary gap resulting from a $1 billion increase in autonomous consumption, taxes must be:

A. decreased by $1.33 billion.
B. increased by $1 billion.
C. increased by $1.33 billion.
D. decreased by $1 billion.

Answer: C

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