Autonomous Consumption R535m  Marginal propensity to consume is 0.75  Investment Spending R322m  Government Spending R300m  Imports R175m + 0.08Y  Exports R283m  Taxes = 0.1Y  Full employment level of output is R3 483m    Q.4.2.1  Calculate the equilibrium level of income in this economy.  (Note: Show all your calculations and round off to two decimal places.)  Q.4.2.2  A portion of the imports of a country are related to the level of income in the economy. Calculate the value of induced imports in this economy, given the equilibrium level of output.  Q.4.2.3  Calculate the change in government spending that could move this economy to the full employment level of output.

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The following information is provided for an open economy with a government. Use the information to answer Q.4.2.1 to Q.4.2.3 

(Note: Round off your answers to two decimal places): 

Autonomous Consumption R535m 

Marginal propensity to consume is 0.75 

Investment Spending R322m 

Government Spending R300m 

Imports R175m + 0.08Y 

Exports R283m 

Taxes = 0.1Y 

Full employment level of output is R3 483m 

Autonomous Consumption R535m 

Marginal propensity to consume is 0.75 

Investment Spending R322m 

Government Spending R300m 

Imports R175m + 0.08Y 

Exports R283m 

Taxes = 0.1Y 

Full employment level of output is R3 483m 

 

Q.4.2.1 

Calculate the equilibrium level of income in this economy. 

(Note: Show all your calculations and round off to two decimal places.) 

Q.4.2.2 

A portion of the imports of a country are related to the level of income in the economy. Calculate the value of induced imports in this economy, given the equilibrium level of output. 

Q.4.2.3 

Calculate the change in government spending that could move this economy to the full employment level of output. 

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