In the Accompanying Table for a Particular Country, C Is

question 250

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Price Level } & C & I _ { g } & G & X & M & \text { Real GDP } \\\hline 128 & \$ 18 & \$ 2 & \$ 3 & \$ 1 & \$ 5 & \\\hline 125 & 20 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 4 & \\\hline 122 & 22 & 6 & 3 & 3 & 3 & \\\hline 119 & 24 & 8 & 3 & 4 & 2 & \\\hline 116 & 26 & 10 & 3 & 5 & 1 & \\\hline\end{array}$$ In the accompanying table for a particular country, C is consumption expenditures, $$I _ { g }$$ is gross
Investment expenditures, G is government expenditures, X is exports, and M is imports. All ?gures
Are in billions of dollars. A decrease in the interest rate not caused by a change in the price level
Would

• A) increase the values in column \[I _ { g }\] and increase aggregate demand.
• B) decrease the values in column \[I _ { g }\] and increase aggregate demand.
• C) increase the values in column C and decrease aggregate demand.
• D) decrease the values in column C and decrease aggregate demand.

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