Suppose that the following equations describe the economy of the country of the Philippines:
C = 500 + 0.8 (Y - T),
I = 200,
G = 300,
NX = 50,
T = 200,
Yf = 5000;
where C is the consumption level, I is investment, G is government expenditures, NX is net exports, T is taxes, and Yf is full employment output/income.
Use this information to find each of the following:
4.1. Investment, government, and tax multiplier.
4.2. Equilibrium output/income.
4.3. The output gap.
4.4. By how much would government expenditures have to change to eliminate the output gap?
Suppose that the following equations describe the 4-sector economy:
Consumption function C = 60 + 0.8 Yd
Investment function I = 100 - 5i, % interest rate i = 6 (use 6 to compute for the investment)
Government Expenditure G = 76
Lump sum Tax Tx = 15
Transfer payments TR = 60
Exports X = 70
Imports M = 20 + 0.2Y
5.1. Calculate the equilibrium level of income. At this level of income, is the economy operating with a budget surplus or budget deficit?
5.2. Calculate the investment, government, tax, transfer payments, and foreign trade multiplier.
5.3. Suppose that the government increases its education and health services by 65. What is the new level of income?
5.4. If exports increase by 10, what is the new level of income? Is the economy operating with a trade deficit or surplus at this level of income?