The data in columns 1 and 2 in the table below are for a private closed economy.     (1) Real Domestic Output (GDP = DI), Billions (2) Aggregate Expenditures, Private Closed Economy, Billions (3) Exports, Billions (4) Imports, Billions (5) Net Exports, Billions (6) Aggregate Expenditures, Private Open Economy, Billions $300 $340 $20 $30     350 380 20 30     400 420 20 30     450 460 20 30     500 500 20 30     550 540 20 30     600 580 20 30     650 620 20 30         a. Use columns 1 and 2 to determine the equilibrium GDP for this hypothetical economy.      $________billion b. Now open up this economy to international trade by including the export and import figures of columns 3 and 4. Fill in the gray-shaded cells in columns 5 and 6. What is the equilibrium GDP for the open economy? $_______ billion What is the change in equilibrium GDP caused by the addition of net exports? $_______billion   c. Given the original $20 billion level of exports, what would be net exports and the equilibrium GDP if imports were $10 billion greater at each level of GDP? Fill in the gray-shaded cells.         (1) Real Domestic Output (GDP = DI), Billions (2) Aggregate Expenditures, Private Closed Economy, Billions (3) Exports, Billions (4) Imports, Billions (5) Net Exports, Billions (6) Aggregate Expenditures, Open Economy, Billions $300 $340 $20 $40     350 380 20 40     400 420 20 40     450 460 20 40     500 500 20 40     550 540 20 40     600 580 20 40     650 620 20 40             Net exports = $______billion         Equilibrium GDP = $_______billion   d. What is the multiplier in this example?

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The data in columns 1 and 2 in the table below are for a private closed economy.

 
 
(1) Real Domestic Output (GDP = DI), Billions (2) Aggregate Expenditures, Private Closed Economy, Billions (3) Exports, Billions (4) Imports, Billions (5) Net Exports, Billions (6) Aggregate Expenditures, Private Open Economy, Billions
$300 $340 $20 $30    
350 380 20 30    
400 420 20 30    
450 460 20 30    
500 500 20 30    
550 540 20 30    
600 580 20 30    
650 620 20 30    

 

 

a. Use columns 1 and 2 to determine the equilibrium GDP for this hypothetical economy.

     $________billion

b. Now open up this economy to international trade by including the export and import figures of columns 3 and 4. Fill in the gray-shaded cells in columns 5 and 6.

What is the equilibrium GDP for the open economy?

$_______ billion

What is the change in equilibrium GDP caused by the addition of net exports?

$_______billion

 

c. Given the original $20 billion level of exports, what would be net exports and the equilibrium GDP if imports were $10 billion greater at each level of GDP? Fill in the gray-shaded cells.

 

 
 
 
(1) Real Domestic Output (GDP = DI), Billions (2) Aggregate Expenditures, Private Closed Economy, Billions (3) Exports, Billions (4) Imports, Billions (5) Net Exports, Billions (6) Aggregate Expenditures, Open Economy, Billions
$300 $340 $20 $40    
350 380 20 40    
400 420 20 40    
450 460 20 40    
500 500 20 40    
550 540 20 40    
600 580 20 40    
650 620 20 40    

 

 

    Net exports = $______billion

   

    Equilibrium GDP = $_______billion

 

d. What is the multiplier in this example?

 

     

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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