Scenario 10.1 Imagine an economy that does not have international trade and is originally in equilibrium.Then the government increases the level of spending by $350 million because it received a gift from abroad.In this economy, only 65 cents of every dollar is spent, and the rest is saved.
Refer to Scenario 10.1.Calculate the value of the spending multiplier.

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The spending multiplier is calculated as 1/(1-MPC), where MPC is the marginal propensity to consume. Here, MPC is 0.65, so the multiplier is 1/(1-0.65) = 1/0.35 = 2.86.