Define and explain each concept and give specific examples: a. Marginal Propensity to Consume and Marginal Propensity to Save ( /5) b. The Multiplier Effect and Spending Multiplier ( /5) c. Deficit Spending and Crowding Out ( /5)

The marginal propensity to save (MPS) is the portion of each extra dollar of a household's income that's saved. MPC is the portion of each extra dollar of a household's income that is consumed or spent. Consumer behavior concerning saving or spending has a very significant impact on the economy as a whole.

Multiplier Effect

for every dollar the government spends, it will create a greater than one dollar change in GDP

Spending Multiplier

1 / 1-MPC or 1 / MPS; increase in spending .: + multiplier; decrease in spending .: - multiplier

Deficit spending is the amount by which spending exceeds revenue over a particular period of time, also called simply deficit.

Crowding out in businesses an economic concept that describes a situation where personal consumption of goods and services and investments by business are reduced because of increases in government spending and deficit financing sucking up available financial resources and raising interest rates.

Explanation: Marginal Propensity to Consume

the fraction of any change in disposable income that is consumed; MPC = change in C / change in DI

Marginal Propensity to Save

the fraction of any change in disposable income that is saved; MPS = change is S / change in DI

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

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