Consider Two Economies,A and B

Multiple Choice

Consider two economies,A and B.Economy A has a marginal propensity to consume of 0.9,a net tax rate of 0.1 and a marginal propensity to import of 0.1.Economy B has a marginal propensity to consume of 0.6,a net tax rate of 0.2 and a marginal propensity to import of 0.2.Suppose there is a decrease in autonomous investment of $5 billion in each of these economies.Which of the following statements is true?

A) The AD curve shifts farther to the left in Economy A than Economy B.
B) The AD curve shifts farther to the right in Economy A than Economy B.
C) The AD curve shifts to the left the same amount in both economies.
D) The AD curve shifts to the right the same amount in both economies.
E) The simple multiplier is larger in Economy B.