The table below presents the tax revenue and spending for the government over five years.   Government Revenue and Spending Year   Tax Revenue (billions of dollars)   spending (billions of dollars)   Budget Amount (billions of dollars)    Budget  1                $400                                                  $300                                  $________                                  ______  2                  500                                                    450                                     ______                                   _______  3                  150                                                    550                                     _______                               ________  4                  200                                                    200                                      _______                               _______  5                 700                                                     500                                      _______                              ________   Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. If you are entering a negative number include a minus sign. Under the “Budget Amount” column calculate the annual budget outcome. Under the “Budget” column determine whether the annual budget outcome is a budget surplus. Budget deficit, or a balanced budget. Suppose the government has no debt entering into year 1. At the end of year 5, what is the government’s level of debt? Enter your answer as a positive value.              _________ billion

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The table below presents the tax revenue and spending for the government over five years.

 

Government Revenue and Spending

Year   Tax Revenue (billions of dollars)   spending (billions of dollars)   Budget Amount (billions of dollars)    Budget

 1                $400                                                  $300                                  $________                                  ______

 2                  500                                                    450                                     ______                                   _______

 3                  150                                                    550                                     _______                               ________

 4                  200                                                    200                                      _______                               _______

 5                 700                                                     500                                      _______                              ________

 

Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. If you are entering a negative number include a minus sign.

  1. Under the “Budget Amount” column calculate the annual budget outcome.
  2. Under the “Budget” column determine whether the annual budget outcome is a budget surplus. Budget deficit, or a balanced budget.
  3. Suppose the government has no debt entering into year 1. At the end of year 5, what is the government’s level of debt? Enter your answer as a positive value.

 

           _________ billion

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