Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 17

Essay

Use the table below to answer the following questions.Assume that investment, net exports, government expenditures, and taxes do not change with changes in real GDP. (a) What is the size of the multiplier in this economy?
(b) If taxes are zero, government expenditures are $10, investment is $6, and net exports are zero, what is the equilibrium GDP?
(c) If taxes are $5, government expenditures are $10, investment is $6, and net exports are zero, what is the equilibrium GDP?
(d) Assume investment is $50, taxes are $50, net exports and government expenditures are each zero.The full-employment level of real GDP is $340.How much of a reduction in taxes is needed to eliminate the recessionary gap?
(e) Assume that investment, net exports, and taxes are zero.Government expenditures are $20 and the full-employment level of real GDP is $330.By how much must government spending be reduced to eliminate the inflationary gap?

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Definitions:

Negotiated Tariff Rates

Tariff rates determined through bargaining between countries, rather than set unilaterally, often resulting in lower duties.

Free-Trade Zone

A designated area where goods can be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured without being subject to import duties.

GATT

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a multilateral agreement aimed at reducing global trade barriers and promoting international trade through the reduction of tariffs and other trade restrictions.

European Union

A political and economic union of 27 European countries that participate in a single market allowing free movement of goods, services, and people.