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Instructions: Enter your answers as whole
numbers.
a. Waxwania is producing $600 of real GDP, whereas the potential
real GDP (or full-employment real GDP) is $700. How large is its
budget deficit?
$.
How large is its cyclically adjusted
budget deficit?
$.
b. How large is its cyclically adjusted budget deficit as a
percentage of potential real GDP?
Instructions: Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.
Deficit = percent.
c. Is Waxwania’s fiscal policy expansionary or is it
contractionary?
Answer:
A] At $600 real GDP, the
budget deficit =Government expenditure – Tax revenue
= $180-$120 = $60 billion
For potential real GDP of $700,
The cyclically-adjusted budget deficit = 180-140 = $40
billion
B] The cyclically-adjusted budget deficit as a percentage
of potential real GDP = (40/700)*100 =5.714%
C] Since the government is running a cyclically-adjusted
budget deficit, this fiscal policy is expansionary
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