Assume That Taxes Depend on Income

question 119

Multiple Choice

Assume that taxes depend on income. The MPC is 0.5 and t is 0.2. If government spending increases by $10 billion, the equilibrium level of output will increase by

• A) $16.7 billion.
• B) $25 billion.
• C) $50 billion.
• D) $100 billion.

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