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What are the two main components of aggregate spending as mentioned in the text?

  • Disposable income and total spending
  • Autonomous consumption and induced consumption
  • Average propensity to consume and marginal propensity to consume
  • Desired private consumption and desired investment spending (correct)

    • Which component is usually the largest in aggregate spending?

  • Average propensity to consume
  • Desired private consumption (correct)
  • Autonomous consumption
  • Induced consumption

    • What does the autonomous consumption 'a' represent?

  • Consumption when household income is 0 (correct)
  • Consumption when household income is negative
  • Consumption when household income is at its peak
  • Consumption when household income is average

    • What does the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) show?

    <p>How consumption changes with disposable income</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the average propensity to consume (APC) represent?

    <p>Proportion of consumption spending in total disposable income</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does APC change as disposable income rises according to the text?

    <p>Falls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ∆AE = 0.8∆Y imply in the context of the text?

    <p>0.8 of the increase in GDP is spent on domestic output.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between aggregate desired spending and total output at equilibrium GDP?

    <p>They are equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines equilibrium GDP in the given example?

    <p>1750</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can aggregate spending rise according to the text?

    <p>Due to an upward shift of the AE curve.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could lead to a shift in the aggregate demand curve?

    <p>Permanent increase or decrease in desired consumption by households.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a marginal propensity to consume (MPC) of 0.8 imply?

    <p>$80 out of every $100 increase in income is consumed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered the most volatile component of GDP in the basic model?

    <p>Investment in business fixed capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the given model, what does the marginal propensity to consume represent?

    <p>The fraction of any increment to GDP that will be spent on purchasing domestic output</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for aggregate spending in the hypothetical example provided?

    <p>$AE = 350 + 0.8Y$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the marginal propensity not to spend represent?

    <p>The fraction of any increment to GDP that does not add to desired aggregate spending</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does autonomous consumption refer to in the basic model?

    <p>Consumption not influenced by income level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is average propensity to consume calculated?

    <p>$C = a + bYd$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Aggregate Spending

    • Aggregate spending equals the sum of desired private consumption (C) and desired investment spending (I): AE = C + I
    • Desired private consumption (C) is the largest component of aggregate spending

    Consumption Function

    • The consumption function relates total desired consumer spending to the variables that affect it
    • In a basic framework, a household's spending is dependent on the amount of income available (disposable income): C = a + bYd
    • Autonomous consumption (a) shows what consumption will be when household income is 0
    • Induced consumption (bYd) is the change in consumption due to a change in disposable income
    • Marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is the change in consumption divided by the change in disposable income: MPC = ∆C / ∆Yd
    • Average propensity to consume (APC) is the proportion of consumption spending in total disposable income: APC = C / Yd

    Equilibrium GDP

    • At equilibrium, aggregate desired spending equals the total output: Y = AE
    • In the hypothetical example, the equilibrium GDP is given as: Y = 350 + 0.8Y = 1750
    • Graphically, equilibrium occurs where the aggregate spending curve intersects the 45° line

    Changes in GDP

    • Changes in GDP can occur due to:
      • Movement along the AE curve (increase in GDP/income)
      • Upward shift of the AE curve (increased desire to spend at each level of GDP)
    • The aggregate demand curve shifts with:
      • Changes in consumption (households' desire to spend)
      • Changes in investment (firms' confidence in the economy)

    Investment Spending

    • Three major forms of investment spending are:
      • Investment in inventories
      • Investment in residential housing construction
      • Investment in business fixed capital
    • In this basic model, investment spending is treated as exogenously determined (fixed)
    • In reality, investment spending depends on variables such as the interest rate and is usually the most volatile component of GDP

    Hypothetical Example

    • The economy has a desired investment spending of N250 million, autonomous consumption of N100 million, and a marginal propensity to consume of 0.8
    • The aggregate spending function is given as: AE = 350 + 0.8Y
    • The marginal propensity to spend is the fraction of increment to GDP that will be spent on purchasing domestic output: c = ∆AE / ∆Y
    • The marginal propensity not to spend is the fraction of any increment to GDP that does not add to desired aggregate spending: (1 - c)

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    Test your knowledge on aggregate spending, desired private consumption, and the consumption function in the framework proposed by John Maynard Keynes. Learn about the relationship between desired consumer spending, disposable income, and more.

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