TABLE 14-3 an Economist Is Interested to See How Consumption for an for an Economy

question 204

Multiple Choice

TABLE 14-3
An economist is interested to see how consumption for an economy (in $ billions) is influenced by gross domestic product ($ billions) and aggregate price (consumer price index) . The Microsoft Excel output of this regression is partially reproduced below.
-Referring to Table 14-3, one economy in the sample had an aggregate consumption level of $3 billion, a GDP of $3.5 billion, and an aggregate price level of 125. What is the residual for this data point?

• A) $2.52 billion
• B) $0.48 billion
• C) -$1.33 billion
• D) -$2.52 billion