The Table Given Below Shows the Levels of National Income

question 114

Multiple Choice

The table given below shows the levels of national income (Y) and the corresponding levels of saving (S) , investment (I) , export (X) , and import (M) of an open economy.
Table 10.2
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \boldsymbol{Y} & \boldsymbol{S} & \boldsymbol{I} & \boldsymbol{G} & \boldsymbol{X} & \boldsymbol{M} \\\hline \$ 935 & -\$ 250 & \$ 320 & \$ 40 & \$ 170 & \$ 100 \\\$ 2,100 & \$ 0 & \$ 320 & \$ 140 & \$ 170 & \$ 130 \\\$ 3,320 & \$ 250 & \$ 320 & \$ 200 & \$ 200 & \$ 350 \\\$ 4,800 & \$ 375 & \$ 320 & \$ 240 & \$ 230 & \$ 415 \\\$ 5,230 & \$ 650 & \$ 320 & \$ 320 & \$ 250 & \$ 590 \\\$ 6,300 & \$ 825 & \$ 320 & \$ 340 & \$ 270 & \$ 610 \\\hline\end{array}\\\text { Taxes equal zero }\end{array}$
-Consider the economy described in Table 10.2. If autonomous saving decreases by $200, what will happen at the current equilibrium level of income?

• A) Autonomous consumption spending will also decrease by $200, and so no change in equilibrium income occurs.
• B) Total leakages in the economy will exceed total injections.
• C) There will be pressure on real GDP to rise.
• D) There will be pressure on the economy to contract.
• E) Unplanned inventories in the economy will grow.

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Definitions:

Comparative Income Statement

A financial statement that presents the revenues, expenses, and net income for multiple periods side by side for comparative purposes.

Sales

Transactions involving the exchange of goods or services for money or its equivalent.

Quick Ratio

A financial metric that measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets.

Current Ratio

A liquidity measure indicating a company’s ability to meet short-term obligations with its short-term assets.