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Suppose the government increases taxes by ​$110 billion and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.80. By how will equilibrium GDP​ change? The change in equilibrium GDP​ is: ​$ nothing billion. ​(Round your solution to one decimal place and include the minus sign if​ necessary.)

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Answer:

change in GDP= $440 billion

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Increase in the taxes by government = $110 billion

marginal propensity to the consumer (MPC)= 0.80

By formula we know that

Tax multiplier = -MPC/(1-MPC)

now putting the value we get

Tax multiplier = -
(0.8)/(1-0.8)

= -4

The change in GDP is given by( Tax multiplier* Increase in the taxes )

Therefore,change in GDP=
-4*110= -440 billion

Minus sign indicate decrease in GDP

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