Test marketing, the consumers don’t even know it’s being tested
Answer:
$180 billion
Explanation:
The consumption is an act of spending the money from an income. The marginal propensity to consume is the proportion increase in the amount that a consumer is spending. The savings then decline if the consumption increases. In the given scenario the consumption will not raise even if there is an increase in national income and taxes are kept fixed at previous level. This is because marginal propensity to consume is same.
To record final annual interest and bond repayment:
2017
Mar 1
Bonds interest expense $25,400
Bonds payable $254,000
Cash $279,000
On March 1, 1997, the date of issuance, the entry is:
1997
Mar 1
Cash $254,000
Bonds payable $254,000
On each March 1 for 10 years, beginning March 1, 1997 (ending March 1, 2017), the entry would be (Remember, calculate interest as Principal x Interest Rate x Time)
Mar 1
Bond Interest Expense ($100,000 x 12% x 1) $25,400
Cash $25,400
