Suppose MPC is 0.3, use the spending multiplier to fill in the
values for an autonomous government spending of $700.
Year
Autonomous Spending
National Income
Change in Income
Year 1
$ 700b
N/A
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
What are some of the problems with the spending multiplier?
(10 Points)
[You must review the literature about the multiplier]
1.
A decreasing MPC leads to a spending multipler that is
a) becomes indefinable
b) decreasing
c) increasing
d) constant
2. What would you recommend to eliminate a recessionary
gap?
a) decrease consumptio
b) decrease government spending
c) increase taxes
d) increase investment
3. regarding keynes, an economy will have long term high
unemployment if
a) its total spending is too low
b) firms make too many investments
c) markets operate freely
d) the government runs a budget deficit
4.when...
1. What is the multiplier if the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.5? Calculate the marginal propensity to save (MPS)?2. What is the multiplier if the MPS is 0.2? Calculate the MPC.3. As a percentage of GDP, savings accounts for a larger share of the economy in the country of Scania compared to the country of Amerigo. Which country is likely to have the larger multiplier? Explain.4. Assuming that the aggregate price level is constant, the interest rate is...
1. For each the following economies, calculate equilibrium Y*,
the multiplier, and the size of the recessionary or inflationary
gap, if any.
a) AE= 250 +.75Y , Yf= 1200
b) AE= 400+ .9 Y, Yf= 3000
c) AE= 300 +. 8Y, Yf=1500
d) AE= 300+ .67 Y, Yf=1000
Let’s assume a simple Keynesian depression economy with a
multiplier of 4 and an initial equilibrium income of $3,000. Saving
and investment equal $400, and assume “full employment” income is
$4,000. (a) What is the value of the MPC? (b) The value of the MPS?
(c) Assume the government plans to cover its spending by increasing
taxes enough to run a balanced budget. How much will government
spending and taxes have to rise to move the economy to full
employment?...
7. What is the result of the spending multiplier if investment
comes from savings?
8. Approximately how long is the period of the average
real-estate-related business cycle?
Calculate the internal rate of return on the following
projects:
Initial outlay of $50,000 with an after-tax cash flow of
$10,000 per year for eight years.
Initial outlay of $600,000 with an after-tax cash flow of
$120,000 per year for ten years.
Initial outlay of $25,000 with an after-tax cash flow $11,500
per year for three years.
NPV Calculate the net present value for a 25-year
project with an initial investment of $50,000
and a cash inflow of $8,000 per year. Assume that the firm has
an opportunity cost of 18%.
Comment on the acceptability of the project.