The Accompanying Table Gives Budget Information for a Hypothetical Economy

question 303

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { Government } \\\text { Spending }\end{array} & \text { Tax Revenues } & \text { GDP } \\\hline \text { Year 1 } & \$ 450 & \$ 425 & \$ 2,000 \\\hline \text { Year 2 } & 500 & 450 & 3,000 \\\hline \text { Year 3 } & 600 & 500 & 4,000 \\\hline \text { Year 4 } & 640 & 620 & 5,000 \\\hline \text { Year 5 } & 680 & 580 & 4,800 \\\hline \text { Year 6 } & 600 & 620 & 5,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The accompanying table gives budget information for a hypothetical economy. Assume that all budget surpluses are used to pay down the public debt. As a percentage of GDP, the

• A) budget de?cit was 3.9 percent in year 4.
• B) budget surplus was less than 1 percent in year 6.
• C) public debt was 3 percent in year 6.
• D) public debt was 12.5 percent in year 1.

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Definitions:

APS

Usually refers to Average Propensity to Save, an economic term that denotes the proportion of income that a person or population saves rather than spends on consumption.

Interest Rates

The percentage of a loan charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate.

Consumption

The total amount of goods and services bought and used by consumers, representing a major component of GDP and economic activity.

APC

The fraction of income that is spent on consuming goods and services is known as the Average Propensity to Consume.