Question

Calculate GDP loss if equilibrium level of GDP is $8,000, unemployment rate 8.8%, and the MPC is 0.80. Hint: (Use Okun's law to calculate GDP loss)

Answer 1

Answer:

Loss of gdp = 7.6%

Eliminate gdp loss = 121.6

Explanation:

According to Okun's law , 12% loss of gdp.

Natural rate of unemployment=5%

Cyclical unemployment = Actual unemployment - Rate of Unemployment

Cyclical unemployment = 8.8% - 5%

Cyclical unemployment =3.8%

Loss of gdp = 3.8%(2)

Loss of gdp = 7.6%

Loss of gdp = (7.6%(8,000)

Loss of gdp = 608

Spending multiplier = 1/(1 - mpc)

Spending multiplier = 1/(1 - 0.8)

Spending multiplier = 1/ 0.2

Spending multiplie = 5

So,

Eliminate gdp loss = 608/5

Eliminate gdp loss = 121.6