Suppose that autonomous consumption (a) is 300, private investment spending (I) is 420, government spending (G) is 400 , Net taxes (T) are 400 and marginal propensity to consume (b) is 80 %, and marginal tax rate (t) is 25 % . By using the above information:    a) Find the equilibrium value of national income and show it on a graph.

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Suppose that autonomous consumption (a) is 300, private investment spending (I) is 420, government spending (G) is 400 , Net taxes (T) are 400 and marginal propensity to consume (b) is 80 %, and marginal tax rate (t) is 25 % . By using the above information:

  

a) Find the equilibrium value of national income and show it on a graph.

 

b) Suppose that the potential income level is 2500 in the economy. In this case, what kind of fiscal policy you can use to reach the full employment level. (show this numerically and explain it on your graph) 

 

Thank you.

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