LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access)
LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access)
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ISBN: 9781319011024
Author: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 11, Problem 10P
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Gross Domestic Product: It is defined as the money value of all finished goods and services that are produced by the normal resident and nonresident of the country inside the boundary of a country usually for one year.

The formula to calculate change in GDP is,

    LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access), Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  1

Here,

  • LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access), Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  2is autonomous spending.
  • MPC is marginal propensity to consume.

Marginal Propensity to Consume ( MPC ): It is defined as the change which occurs in total consumption level due to change in income.

The formula to calculate MPC is,

    LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access), Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  3

Here,

  • LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access), Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  4is change in income.
  • LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access), Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  5is change in consumption level.
  • MPC is marginal propensity to consume.

Multiplier: It is defined as the ratio of total change in gross domestic product due to change in the autonomous spending.

The formula to calculate multiplier is,

    LaunchPad for Krugman's Macroeconomics (Six Month Access), Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  6

Here,

  • MPC is marginal propensity to consume.

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