Reference no: EM1360261
The following information is about a closed economy.
Investment Expenditure is fixed at 450,
Consumption is 80% of personal disposable income,
Initially government Expenditure is 250,
Direct taxes are 10% of income.
(a) Identify the initial equilibrium income for the economy. [4]
(b) Calculate the amount of (i) Consumption expenditure. [1] (ii) Tax revenue [1] (iii) Government budget deficit/surplus [1]
Suppose now that government expenditure is increased by 500 and the tax rate raised from 10 to 25%.
(c) Before output has had time to adjust, by how much is disposable income reduced? [2]
(d) Compute the resulting change in consumption expenditure. [2]
(e) What is the new equilibrium income level for the economy? [2]
(f) What is the government budget deficit/surplus? [1]
(g) Calculate the multiplier. [1]