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sam.t96

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Assuming a fixed amount of taxes and a closed economy, calculate the value of the government purchases multiplier, the tax multiplier, and the balanced budget multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume equals 0.75.
 
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Calculate the value of the government purchases multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume equals 0.9, the tax rate equals 0.25, and the marginal propensity to import equals 0.15.
 
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amy.lauersdorf90

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Answer to Question 1

Government purchases multiplier = 1 / (1 - 0.75 ) = 4
Tax multiplier = -0.75 / (1 - 0.75 ) = 3
Balanced budget multiplier = 1

Answer to Question 2

Government purchases multiplier = 1 / 1 - (0.9(1 - 0.25 ) - 0.15 ) = 2.11





 

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