Assume that a hypothetical economy with an MPC of 0.8 is experiencing a severe recession.a.
By how much would government spending have to rise to shift the aggregate demand curve rightward by $40 billion?
Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places.
$ ( ) billion
b. How large a tax cut would be needed to achieve the same increase in aggregate demand?
Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. Enter a positive value.
$( ) billion
c. Determine one possible combination of government spending increases and tax increases that would accomplish the same goal without changing the amount of outstanding debt.
Increase spending by $( ) billion and increase taxes by $( ) billion.
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