Question

What is the eventual effect on real GDP if the government increases its purchases of goods and services by $50,000? Assume the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.75. $ What is the eventual effect on real GDP if the government, instead of changing its spending, increases transfers by $50,000? Assume the MPC has not changed. $ An increase in government transfers or taxes, as opposed to an increase in government purchases of goods and services, will result in

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The real GDP increases by $200,000.

a. The real GDP increases by $150,000.

Explanation:

a. What is the eventual effect on real GDP if the government increases its purchases of goods and services by $50,000?

Eventual effect on real GDP = Amount of increase in government spending * (1 /(1 - MPC)) = $50,000 * (1 / (1 – 0.75)) = $200,000

Therefore, the real GDP increases by $200,000.

a. What is the eventual effect on real GDP if the government, instead of changing its spending, increases transfers by $50,000?

Eventual effect on real GDP = (Amount of increase in government transfers * (1 /(1 - MPC))) - Amount of increase in government transfers = ($50,000 * (1 / (1 – 0.75))) - $50,000 = $150,000

Therefore, the real GDP increases by $150,000.