If no fiscal policy changes are made, suppose the current aggregate demand curve will increase horizontally (shift rightward) by $1,000 billion and cause inflation. If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.90, federal policymakers could follow Keynesian economics and restrain inflation by decreasing:
a. government spending by $100 billion.
b. taxes by $100 billion.
c. taxes by $1,000 billion.
d. government spending by $1,000 billion.
a
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A. positive economic profits are being earned. B. firms will enter, causing the price to increase. C. firms will exit, causing the price to drop. D. None of these is true.
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