An inflationary gap is how much GDP needs to decrease from the current GDP to maintain employment while avoiding inflation

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An inflationary gap is how much GDP needs to decrease from the current GDP to maintain employment while avoiding inflation. Let's say that we are experiencing an inflationary gap of $200 million. The government decides to increase taxes.  Assume the MPC equals .80. How much will the tax increase be?

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