Q20 Suppose investment spending is NOT very sensitive to the interest rate. Given this information, we know that: Select one: a. the IS curve should be relatively flat. b. the IS curve should be relatively steep. c. the LM curve should be relatively steep. d. the LM curve should be relatively flat.

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Q: Graphically illustrate and explain - what happens to consumer spending when consumers become more…

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Q: 12 ints Skipped The following set of equations describe an economy: C = 15,000 +0.5(YT) 50,000r IP =…

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Q: On the following graph, use the blue curve to plot investment as a function of disposable income:…

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Q: What is the effect of an increase in expected future income on the consumption function?

A: Increase in expected future income have certain effect on current consumption.

Q: Based on our understanding of the model presented in Chapter 4, we know with certainty that an…

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Q: 3. Suppose the incoming Biden administration permanently increases taxes and government purchases by…

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Q: -. Consider a closed economy with the following information given. We know that the total pro-…

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Q: 1. depict Keynes’s three conjectures about the consumption function.   2. explain Keynesian’s…

A: 1) First, Keynes conjectured that the marginal propensity to consume—the amount consumed out of an…

Q: 4. Use the diagram for the neoclassical theory of investment spending. Is it possible, with a…

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Q: During a recession, O A. investment responds strongly to lower interest rates since investment and…

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Q: Investment spending expansion O Declines; increases O Declines; declines Increases; increases O…

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Q: 1. Identify the consumption function and the saving function. What is the slope of the consumption…

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Q: 6. Consider the following news headline: "Increase in consumer confidence leads to increase in…

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Q: 6. Total planned expenditure (equals income) is 15,000, - cr = 600, the marginal propensi to consume…

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Q: If business managers become more optimistic about future sales and profits, then there will be O no…

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Q: Exogenous changes in spending refer to changes in planned spending: O related to changes in output…

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Q: Assume there are no investment projects in the economy that yield an expected rate of return of 25…

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Q: 1. Assume that the consumption function is given by C=200+0.5(Y-T) and the investment function is…

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Q: Suppose that investment depends on both output and the interest rate and there is an increase in…

A: Consumer confidence:- Consumer confidence can be explained as an indicator of the economy. It gauges…

Q: Consider an initial IS-LM equilibrium with normally-sloped curves. An increase in government…

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Q: We observe that humans prefer to smooth consumption. If the real interest rate was 0% and you lived…

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Q: In the construction of the IS curve, what are the precise effects of a fall in the real interest…

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Q: assume you are given a $100 raise, and decide to save $20 of that money. also assume that if you…

A: a) Consumption function is of the form C= c+ bY Where c is autonomous Consumption ie when income is…

Q: Assume there are no investment projects in the economy that yield an expected rate of return of 25…

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Q: 1.The following graphs show an economy's initial position at point B along its consumption function…

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Q: 27. Consumption depends on the real interest rate. a) Positively; positively b) Positively;…

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Q: Suppose Jack starts 1st period with 0 wealth but earns 200, his second period income is 700 and his…

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Q: ecause investment spending tends to fluctuate widely overtime, it is considered an important…

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Q: i) What does the IS curve represents and why is negative slope? ii) Under which circumstances the IS…

A: The IS curve is the representation of different levels of combinations of interest rates and output…

Q: In a hypothetical economy, no investment projects are undertaken when the real interest rate is 18…

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Q: If MPC is given as 0.8, a rise in disposable income from $250m to $300m will 1. decrease consumption…

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Q: 14. An economy is initially described by the following equations: C=400+ 0.85(Y-T). I = 1000 - 40 r.…

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Q: Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false, and explain why it is true or…

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Q: will a reduction in the real interest rate increase investment spending, other things equal? Why is…

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Q: Consider a fixed price model of a closed economy. An increase in savings at each level of disposable…

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Q: The growth in real investment spending O A. follows an erratic upward trend that is unrelated to the…

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Q: 1. The Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC) equals: A. 0.70 B. 0.75 C. 0.80 D. 0.85

A: MPC stands marginal propensity to consume which define as the proportion of an aggregate raise in…