If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.75 and autonomous consumption spending will decrease by $30 billion, by how much would net taxes need to decrease in order to have no change in output? (Ignore any timing issues.)

a. $60 billion
b. $30 billion
c. $90 billion
d. $120 billion
e. $40 billion

E

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a. Increase the discount rate, decrease the reserve ratio, sell bonds. b. Increase the discount rate, decrease the reserve ratio, buy bonds. c. Decrease the discount rate, decrease the reserve ratio, buy bonds. d. Decrease the discount rate, increase the reserve ratio, buy bonds. e. Decrease the discount rate, decrease the reserve ratio, sell bonds.

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