1.2. In the table below is data for a hypothetical private-closed economy. Table 1   A Private Closed Economy Real domestic output (GDP=DI) (billions) Consumption (billions) Saving (billions) Investment (billions) Aggregate Expenditures (billions)           $240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 $244 260 276 292 308 324 340 356 372 $ -4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 $16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 $260 276 292 308 324 340 356 372 388           Recall, private means that there is no government and closed means that there is no foreign trade.  Use the information in the Table 1 to analyze aggregate expenditures (AE) model below (Figure 1. Equilibrium in a Private Closed Economy). Figure 1. Equilibrium in a Private Closed Economy   1.3.  Identify the mistake and explain why the graph of the aggregate expenditures line does not correctly illustrate the economy's equilibrium. (See attached picture)

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1.2. In the table below is data for a hypothetical private-closed economy.

Table 1   A Private Closed Economy

Real domestic

output (GDP=DI)

(billions)

Consumption

(billions)

Saving

(billions)

Investment

(billions)

Aggregate Expenditures

(billions)

 

 

 

 

 

$240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

$244

260

276

292

308

324

340

356

372

$ -4

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

$16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

$260

276

292

308

324

340

356

372

388

 

 

 

 

 

Recall, private means that there is no government and closed means that there is no foreign trade. 

Use the information in the Table 1 to analyze aggregate expenditures (AE) model below (Figure 1. Equilibrium in a Private Closed Economy).

Figure 1. Equilibrium in a Private Closed Economy

 

1.3.  Identify the mistake and explain why the graph of the aggregate expenditures line does not correctly illustrate the economy's equilibrium. (See attached picture)

 

45 degree
Aggregate
Expenditures
AE
388
372
356
340
324
308
292
276
260
240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380
Real Domestic Output
400
Transcribed Image Text:45 degree Aggregate Expenditures AE 388 372 356 340 324 308 292 276 260 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 Real Domestic Output 400
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