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An economy is in equilibrium. Calculate national income from the following. Autonomous consumption=100 Marginal propensity to save = 0.2 Investment expenditure=200

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Solution :Given
AUTONOMOUS CONSUMPTION `(barC)`=100
MPS(s)=0.2
i.e. MPC (C )=1-MPS=1-0.2=0.8
1=200
y=??
We KNOW that at equilibrium,
Y=C-I
i.e. Y = `(barC)`+cY+I
implies Y=100+0.8Y+200
implies Y=0.8Y+300
implies Y-0.8Y=300
implies0.2Y=300
so, Y=1,500


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