An Equal Increase in Government Purchases and Taxes Will Cause

question 99

Multiple Choice

An equal increase in government purchases and taxes will cause

• A) an increase in real GDP.
• B) no change in real GDP.
• C) an increase in the budget surplus.
• D) a reduction in the cyclically adjusted budget surplus.

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