100 80 60 40 20 O $100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 GDP Refer to the diagram, in which Tis tax revenues and G is government expenditures. All figures are in billions of dollars. If the full-employment GDP is $400 billion while the actual GDP is $200 billion: (Show your calculations) a What is the actual budget deficit? b. What is the cyclically adjusted budget deficit? ( c. The value of cyclically adjusted deficit identifies which type of discretionary fiscal policy? ( r the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (P) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac) x X2 T Te Arial 10pt

100 80 60 40 20 O $100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 GDP Refer to the diagram, in which Tis tax revenues and G is government expenditures. All figures are in billions of dollars. If the full-employment GDP is $400 billion while the actual GDP is $200 billion: (Show your calculations) a What is the actual budget deficit? b. What is the cyclically adjusted budget deficit? ( c. The value of cyclically adjusted deficit identifies which type of discretionary fiscal policy? ( r the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (P) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac) x X2 T Te Arial 10pt

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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