Exam 30: The Aggregate Expenditures Model

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The following information is for a closed economy: \ 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 \ 100 160 220 280 340 400 460 \ 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 \ 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 Refer to the information.If government spends $80 billion at each level of GDP,and imposes a lump-sum tax of $100:

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Complete the following table and answer the question on the basis of the resulting data.All figures are in billions of dollars. Domestic Output Aggregate Expenditures, Net Aggregate Expenditures, \ 200 \ 230 \ 30 \ 20 \- \- 250 270 30 20 - - 300 310 30 20 - - 350 350 30 20 - - 400 390 30 20 - - 450 430 30 20 - - 500 470 30 20 - - Refer to the table.For the open economy,the equilibrium GDP and the multiplier are:

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Answer the question below on the basis of the following information for a private closed economy: \1 00 \ 120 200 180 300 240 400 300 500 360 25\% \ 0 20 20 15 40 10 60 5 80 Refer to the information.If the real interest rate is 20 percent,the equilibrium GDP will be:

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Suppose the economy's multiplier is 2.Other things equal,a $25 billion decrease in government expenditures on national defense will cause equilibrium GDP to:

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Which of the following would reduce GDP by the greatest amount?

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If government increases its purchases by $15 billion and the MPC is 2/3,then we would expect the equilibrium GDP to:

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The following information is for a closed economy: \ 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 \ 100 160 220 280 340 400 460 \ 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 \ 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 Refer to the information.If government now spends $80 billion at each level of GDP and taxes remain at zero,the equilibrium GDP:

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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In the United States from 1929 to 1933,real GDP _____________ and the unemployment rate ________________.

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If the marginal propensity to consume is .9 in a private closed economy,a $20 billion decline in investment spending will decrease:

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In an effort to stop the U.S.recession of 2007-2009,the federal government:

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Suppose the economy is operating at its full-employment-noninflationary GDP and the MPC is .75.The federal government now finds that it must increase spending on military goods by $21 billion in response to deterioration in the international political situation.To sustain full-employment-noninflationary GDP,government must:

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(Advanced analysis)Answer the question on the basis of the following consumption and investment data for a private closed economy.Figures are in billions of dollars. C = 60 + .6Y I = I0 = 30 Refer to the data.In equilibrium,the level of saving will be:

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If MPC = .5,a simultaneous increase in both taxes and government spending of $20 will:

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An upward shift of the aggregate expenditures schedule might be caused by:

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Answer the question below on the basis of the following information for a private closed economy: \1 00 \ 120 200 180 300 240 400 300 500 360 25\% \ 0 20 20 15 40 10 60 5 80 Refer to the information.The data suggest that:

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Investment and saving are,respectively:

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When investment remains the same at each level of GDP in a private closed economy,the slope of the aggregate expenditures schedule:

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Answer the question on the basis of the following table: Answer the question on the basis of the following table:   The tax in the economy is a: The tax in the economy is a:

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(Advanced analysis)Answer the question on the basis of the following information for a private closed economy. S=-20+0.4Y =25-3i where S is saving,Ig is gross investment,i is the real interest rate,and Y is GDP. Refer to the information.If the real interest rate is 5 (percent),investment will be:

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