Suppose Real GDP Is $800 Billion When the MPC Is

question 79

Multiple Choice

Suppose real GDP is $800 billion when the MPC is 0.80, and people decide to increase their saving by $30 billion. Before this change, the economy was in equilibrium with people intending to save $100 billion and producers intending to invest $100 billion. The new equilibrium level of real GDP is:

• A) $600 billion.
• B) $650 billion.
• C) $680 billion.
• D) $730 billion.

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