TABLE 13-3 an Economist Is Interested to See How Consumption for an for an Economy

question 191

Multiple Choice

TABLE 13-3
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 13-3, 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

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Definitions:

MPC (Marginal Propensity To Consume)

Measures the proportion of additional income that a consumer spends on goods and services rather than saving.

GDP

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product, which is an indicator of a nation's economic health, calculated by adding up the value of every good and service produced for a certain period.

Multiplier

A factor that quantifies the additional economic impact of spending; it measures by how much a change in investment or government spending will affect the total economic output.

MPC (Marginal Propensity To Consume)

The proportion of additional income that an individual consumes rather than saving.