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In case of balanced budget multiplier : 

A. Output increases less than the increase in government spending. 

B. Output increases more than the increase in government spending. 

C. Government spending and taxes are raised in equal amounts. 

D. The value of multiplier is equal to 1. 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The correct answer is
C and D Only

To solve the question about the balanced budget multiplier, we need to understand the concept in business economics:

- The balanced budget multiplier refers to a situation where government spending increases and taxes increase by the same amount. This results in a change in the national income.

- In simple terms, with the balanced budget multiplier, when government spending (G) and taxes (T) are increased by the same amount, the overall effect on national income or output is theoretically equal to the amount of the increase in spending, provided the economy is closed and there are no other leakages. This phenomenon occurs due to the marginal propensity to consume.

Explanation of Options:

  • Option A: "Output increases less than the increase in government spending." - This is incorrect as, theoretically, with a balanced budget, the output increases exactly matching the change in spending (equal to when ΔG = ΔT).
  • Option B: "Output increases more than the increase in government spending." - This is incorrect as the output increase equals the government spending increase, not more.
  • Option C: "Government spending and taxes are raised in equal amounts." - This is a defining characteristic of the balanced budget multiplier.
  • Option D: "The value of multiplier is equal to 1." - This is correct as the balanced budget multiplier accurately reflects an increase in output equal to the increase in government spending (ΔY = ΔG).

Conclusion:

The correct answer is C and D Only. This corresponds with the concept that a balanced budget multiplier results in government spending and taxes being raised in equal amounts and the multiplier value being 1.

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Important Questions from Macroeconomics

  1. Real-factor demand-pull inflection can be caused by:
    A. Increase in investment
    B. Decrease in consumer demand
    C. Decrease in imports given the exports
    D. Decrease in exports given the imports
    E. Decrease in government expenditure without change in tax revenue.
    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  2. Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I (Concepts)List-II (Given by)
    A. Paradox of thriftI. K. Boulding
    B. Water-Diamond paradoxII. A.C. Pigou
    C. Wage employment paradoxIII. J.M. Keynes
    D. Macroeconomic paradoxIV. Adam Smith


    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  3. Which of the followings are the effects of increase in government spending in IS-LM framework in a closed economy?
    A. Increase in income by multiplier times government expenditure.
    B. Shift in IS curve to the right leading to disequilibrium in money market at given level of interest rate.
    C. Quantity of money demand will be higher.
    D. Interest rate will decrease.
    Ε. Private investment will increase leading to increase in aggregate demand.
    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  4. If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8 and initial increase in tax revenues by the government is Rs. 100, then the impact on national income would be:
  5. Which of the followings are true about New Classical approach.
    A. The main protagonist was R.E. Lucas Jr.
    B. It is based on adaptive expectation.
    C. It was developed during 1950s.
    D. Complete wage and price flexibility.
    Ε. Difference between actual and expected price is a random error.
    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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