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Scenario 26-A. Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy. GDP = $110,000 Consumption = $70,000 Private Saving = $8,000 National Saving = $12,000
1. Refer to Scenario 26-A. For this economy, what is the tax amount? Show your work.
2. Refer to Scenario 26-A. For this economy, investment is what amount? .
3 Refer to Scenario 26-A. In this economy is the government running a Surplus or Deficit and what is the amount?
4. Refer to Scenario 26-A. For this economy, government purchases are what amount? Show your work.
We have GDP = $110,000 Consumption = $70,000 Private Saving = $8,000 National Saving = $12,000
1. For this economy, the tax amount is computed from consumption and private saving
Private saving = Y - C - T
8000 = 110,000 - 70000 - Taxes
Taxes = 32000
2. Investment I = national saving = 12000
3 Since private saving is 8000 and national saving is 12000, public saving is 12000 - 8000 = 4000. Hence there is a budget surplus of 4000.
4. Government purchases is Public saving = T - G
4000 = 32000 - G
Government purchases = 32000 - 4000 = 28000.