Unit 3: Macroeconomic Policy

Lesson 13a: Fiscal Policy (FP)

Key Problems

 

Fiscal Policy and the Multipliers:
(change in G, T, BB, with inflation)

1. Use the figure above to answer this question. What increase in government purchases (G) is needed to achieve full employment (increase real GDP from 275 to 350)?

1. 10
2. 20
3. 30
4. 50
5. 75

2. Use the figure above to answer this question. What decrease in taxes (T) is needed to achieve full employment (increase real GDP from 275 to 350)?

1. 10
2. 20
3. 30
4. 50
5. 75

3. Use the figure above to answer this question. If we do not want to increase the budget deficit, what increase in government purchases AND increase in taxes (BB) would be needed to achieve full employment (increase real GDP from 275 to 350) ? Increase BOTH G and T by:

1. 10
2. 20
3. 30
4. 50
5. 75

4. The AD-AS graph shows that as AD increases there is no increase in the price level (no inflation). If there was inflation, then what increase in government spending would be needed to achieve full employment (increase GDP by $75)?

1. less than $30
2. $30
3. more than $30
4. we cannot tell

 

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Lesson 13a