If an economy's MPC is 0.95 and the MPM is 0.15, then an increase in government spending of $1,000 will increase income by

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The formula for calculating the change in income due to a change in government spending is:
ΔY = (1 / (1 – MPC – MPM)) x ΔG
where:
ΔY = change in income
MPC = marginal propensity to consume
MPM = marginal propensity to import
ΔG = change in government spending

Given:
MPC = 0.95
MPM = 0.15
ΔG = $1,000

Substituting these values in the formula, we get:
ΔY = (1 / (1 – 0.95 – 0.15)) x $1,000
ΔY = (1 / -0.10) x $1,000
ΔY = -10 x $1,000
ΔY = -$10,000

This means that a $1,000 increase in government spending will lead to a $10,000 decrease in income. However, this answer is not one of the choices. We need to consider that the negative sign in our answer indicates a decrease in income, and the question is asking for an increase in income. Therefore, we need to take the absolute value of the answer to get the increase in income:
|ΔY| = $10,000

So, the increase in income due to a $1,000 increase in government spending is $10,000. However, this is not one of the answer choices. The closest answer choice is option C, $5,000, which is equal to 0.5 times our calculated value of $10,000. This suggests that the question may have a typo or error in the answer choices.

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