The Diagram Below Shows Two Budget Deficit Functions for a Hypothetical

question 129

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows two budget deficit functions for a hypothetical economy. FIGURE 31-2
-Refer to Figure 31-2.Initially,suppose the economy is at point A on budget deficit function .Real GDP (Y) is $100 million.If the level of potential output (Y*) were $300 million,the cyclical component of the actual budget deficit would be

• A)$4 million.
• B)$6.5 million.
• C)$7.5 million.
• D)$14 million.
• E)Insufficient information to know.

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