Math Skills Prerequisite to ECON 2030
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            Problem 1:
 
  Given:  C = 750 + 0.90Y 
    I = 350 
    G = 400 
     
  Find: the values of Y and C that satisfy the equation: Y = C + I + G

 
  Y = C + I + G
    Y = 750 + 0.90Y + 350 + 400 
    Y - 0.90Y = 1,500
     0.1Y = 1,500
  Answer: Y = 15,000
C = 750 + 0.90Y
C = 750 + 0.90(15,000)
C = 750 + 13,500
Answer: C = 14,250
Alaternatively:  Y = C + I + G
C = Y - I - G
C = 15,000 - 350 - 400
Answer: C = 14,250


          Problem 2:
 
  Given: DY = [-b/(1-b)] D
    b = 2/3 
     
  Find: the value of DT that yields a  DY of 200
Note::  The Greek letter "D" (Delta) means "change." The equation indicates that the change in Y is -b/(1-b) times the change in T.
You need not (and should not) convert the fraction 2/3 to 0.666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666.

 
  DY = [-b/(1-b)] D
    200 = [-(2/3)/(1-2/3)] D
    200 = [-(2/3)/(1/3)] D
200 = -2 DT
  Answer: DT = -100


           Problem 3:
 
  Given: M = C + D 
    D = R/r 
    C = 600
    R = 400 
     
  Find: the value of r that yields an M of 2,600

 
  M = C + D 
    M = C + R/r 
    2,600 = 600 + 400/r
    2,000 = 400/r
    r = 400/2000
  Answer: r = 0.20


           Problem 4:
 
  Given: C = a + bY, where a and b are known parameters
    Y = C + I
   
   Find: the equation that describes how C depends upon I
     
  Hint: You're looking for an equation in the form C = h + jI, 
where h and j are expressions in a and/or b. 
Application: Suppose that a = 400 and b = 0.75. 
 
 Find: the corresponding values of h and j. 
Write C = h + jI, using the these numerical values.
When I = 600, how much is C? 

 
  If C = a + bY, and we know that Y = C + I,
    then, C =  a + b(C + I)
    C = a + bC + bI
    C - bC = a + bI
     (1 - b)C = a + bI
   C = a/(1-b)  +  b/(1-b) I
If a = 400 and b = 0.75, 
  then C = 400/(1-0.75)  +  0.75/(1-0.75) I
C = 400/(0.25)  +  0.75/(0.25) I
C = 1600  +  3I (which means that h = 1600 and j = 3)
If I = 600, 
then C = 1600  +  3(600)
C = 1600  +  1800
C = 3400