Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Fiscal policy

Fiscal policy — practice question

In an economy, the marginal propensity to consume of unemployed people is greater than that of taxpayers. The government raises expenditure on unemployment benefits by $10 m and increases taxation by $10 million. How will aggregate demand be affected?

  • AIt will be unchanged.
  • BIt will increase by less than $10 million.
  • CIt will increase by $10 million.
  • DIt will decrease by $10 million.

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