The GDP must grow by at least $60 billion in order to achieve the target growth rate. The country is already running a budget deficit and asking you on whether to decrease taxes or increase government expenditures in order to achieve the target with least increase in budget deficit. MPC= 0.5 Calculate tax multiplier and governement multiplier and advice about which policy should be implemented and why.

The GDP must grow by at least $60 billion in order to achieve the target growth rate. The country is already running a budget deficit and asking you on whether to decrease taxes or increase government expenditures in order to achieve the target with least increase in budget deficit. MPC= 0.5 Calculate tax multiplier and governement multiplier and advice about which policy should be implemented and why.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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