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# Question 2 Ruth Langmore has recently been given an inheritance, and she decides to take this $\$ 250,1$ of this money to invest in her new business venture wither her brother, Wyatt Langmore. The marginal propensity to consume is currently 0.65 . a) What is the spending multiplier? Carry out the calculation to four decimal places. b) What is the change in equilibrium/aggregate income? c) What would happen to equilibrium/aggregate income if Ruth and Wyatt decided to consume or spend the $\$ 250,1$ instead of investing it? d) According to the lectures, what variables will be affected by the spending multiplier?
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Multiplier = \frac{1}{1-0.65} = \boxed{2.6667}
In this case, the MPC is 0.65. So, (four decimal places: 2.6667)

Final Answer

Multiplier = \frac{1}{1 - 0.65} = \boxed{2.6667}