Refer to the Following Figure to Answer the Following Questions

question 161

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following figure to answer the following questions.
-According to the figure,if the government increases spending by only $4 billion in an effort to shift aggregate demand enough to return to long-run equilibrium,the marginal propensity to consume must be equal to

• A) 0.75.
• B) 0.8.
• C) 1.33.
• D) 1.57.
• E) 0.6.

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Definitions:

Average Price Level

An economic measure that calculates the weighted average of prices across a basket of goods and services, often used to identify inflation or deflation in an economy.

Net Exports

The difference between a country's total value of exports and its total value of imports within a certain timeframe.

Government Purchases

Spending by the government on goods and services, which is part of fiscal policy to influence the nation's economy.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, a measure of the economic output of a country, expressing the total value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period.