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Georgia Military College Consumption Function & Equilibrium Income Questionnaire

 

I’m working on a macro economics writing question and need an explanation to help me learn.

Find the equilibrium level of output (Y) for the economy, where the consumption function is given as C=200+0.8Y and the Planned Investment= 50?

Question 1 options:

1,250

1,200

1,300

1,100

How much will $400 in new planned investment change equilibrium income if the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is 0.2?

Question 2 options:

$1,000

$1,500

$20

$2,000

If income rises from $10,000 to $15,000 and consumption increases from $9,000 to $12,000, then MPC is ____

Question 3 options:

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

If MPC is 0.8 and income increases from $10,000 to $11,000, by how much does saving increase?

Question 4 options:

$11,000

$800

$1,000

$200

What is the multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume is 0.2?

Question 5 options:

0.7

1.25

0.8

1.5

Which of the following will NOT cause an increase in the consumption?

Question 6 options:

James’s family wealth increases.

James expects decrease in price of gas.

James’s family debt increases.

James’s personal taxes decrease.

If MPC is 0.8 and income increases from $10,000 to $11,000, by how much does consumption increase?

Question 7 options:

$200

$11,000

$800

$1,000

Which of the following will NOT cause an increase in the planned investment?

Question 8 options:

increase in interest rate

lower capital goods on hand

expectations of economic growth

reduction in operating costs

Because Anna received a raise in pay from $100,000 to 110,000 , her consumption increased from $60,000 to $65,000. What is Anna’s marginal propensity to consume?

Question 9 options:

2

0.75

1

0.5