The legislature passes a 10 percent investment tax credit. Under this program, for every $100 that a firm spends on new capital equipment, it receives an extra $10 in tax refunds from the government. For each of the following scenarios, use supply and demand analysis to predict the resulting changes in the real interest rate, national saving, and investment
- The legislature passes a 10 percent investment tax credit. Under this program, for every $100 that a firm spends on new capital equipment, it receives an extra $10 in tax refunds from the government.
- A reduction in military spending moves the government's budget from deficit into surplus.
- A new generation of computer-controlled machines becomes available. These machines produce manufactured goods much more quickly and with fewer defects.
- The government raised its tax on corporate profits. Other tax changes are also made, such that the government's deficit remains unchanged.
- Concerns about job security raise precautionary saving.
- New environmental regulations increase firms' costs of operating capital.