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Rule of 70
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The amount of time it takes for GDP to double given APR (70/APR) = time it will take for gdp to double
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Savings (S)
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= DI - C
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Disposable income
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the most significant factor affecting consumption
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45 degree line
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Equality of what is on the x and y axis, shows the relationship between DI and C and S
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Consumption Schedule
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How households would plan to save, relationship for disposable income and consumption: households tend to spend more when they have smaller income rather than larger
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Savings Schedule
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As disposable income increases, savings increase
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Breakeven
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DI = C
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APC
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Consumption/Income
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APS
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Savings/Income
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MPS
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Δ savings / Δ income
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MPC
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Δ consumption / Δ income
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Factors that affect consumption
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Wealth, borrowing, expectations, real interest rates
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How does real interest rates affect investments?
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If the real interest rate + rate of return is less than investment, you lose money.
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Other factors that can affect investment
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Acquisition, maintenance, operating costs
Business Taxes
Technological change
Stock of capital goods
planned inventory changes
expectations
Business Taxes
Technological change
Stock of capital goods
planned inventory changes
expectations
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Variability of investment
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Variability of expectations, durability, irregularity of innovation, variability of profits
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Multiplier
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Δ in real GDP/ initial change in spending
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Multiplier in terms of MPC
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( 1/ 1 - MPC)
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Multiplier in terms of MPS
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(1/MPS)