Consider an economy in which G, Taxes, and X-IM are = 0 . The consumption function is:
C = 300 + 0.75Y and Investment spending (I) is a function of the interest rate, described thusly:
I = 1,000 – 100r
Find the equilibrium GDP under the following conditions:
a. The interest rate in the economy is 5%
b. The FED is able to bring down inflation and reduces interest rates to 2%