Autonomous consumption = 660
Marginal propensity to consume = 0.8
Autonomous taxation = 200
Income tax rate = 0.2
Planned investment = 500
Government spending = 500
Autonomous net exports = 300
NX = 0.04
- Calculate the equilibrium value of income.
- Calculate the value of the multiplier.
- Calculate the value of total consumption when the economy is in equilibrium.
- Illustrate (draw) the consumption function; identifying where savings and dissavings (negative savings) occur. Make sure you clearly labelling every component (ie, autonomous consumption, equilibrium income with values).
- State the corresponding savings function (showing the value of autonomous savings and the marginal propensity to save).
- Show that leakages are equal to injections (remember to show each stage of your calculation).
- Suppose that government spending falls by 150. Calculate by how much the economy will contract as a result; using the multiplier equation.