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16 November, 00:36

If no fiscal policy changes are made, suppose the current aggregate demand curve will increase horizontally by $1,000 billion and cause inflation. If the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.80, federal policymakers could follow Keynesian economics and restrain inflation by decreasing

A. government spending by $200 billion

B. taxes by $100 billion

C. taxes by $1,000 billion

D. government spending by $1,000 billion

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  1. 16 November, 02:14
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    A

    Explanation:

    Going by the above scenario, federal policymakers could follow Keynesian economics and restrain inflation by reducing government spending by $200 billion.

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  2. 16 November, 02:34
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    A) government spending by $200 billion

    Explanation:

    The government spending multiplier is calculated by dividing 1 by marginal propensity to save.

    marginal propensity to save (MPS) = 1 - MPC = 1 - 0.8 = 0.2

    government multiplier = 1 / 0.2 = 5

    since we need to reduce aggregate demand by $1,000 billion, then we need to decrease spending by:

    spending decrease x multiplier = $1,000 billion

    spending decrease = $1,000 billion / 5 = $200 billion
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