The Simple Multiplier Model--Part II

3. Suppose the economy runs according to this income-expenditure model. Complete the table below. Then answer questions (a) through (e).

Expected
Income
Taxes
Consumption
Expected
Saving
Investment
Government
Spending
190
10
162
18
8
20
250
207
27
20
20
310
22
36
32
20
370
28
297
44
20
430
34
342
54
56
20

(a) The equilibrium level of income will be $

(b) The marginal propensity to invest is

(c) The marginal propensity to save is . (Be careful—the marginal propensity to save is defined on the basis of disposable income, not total income.)

(d) For equilibrium income to increase by 60, government spending must increase by

(e) Therefore the government-spending multiplier is .


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