by how many trillions of dollars should the government change its lump sum taxes to fix the gap?

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Chapter18: Debates In Macroeconomics Over The Rolse And Effects Of Government
Section18.10: Demand-side And Supply-side Views Of The Economy And Government Tools For Changing Real Gdp
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Suppose actual real GDP is $7.87 trillion, potential real GDP is $14.36 trillion, and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.61. If we ignore price effects, by how many trillions of dollars should the government change its lump sum taxes to fix the gap? (Round this to two digits after the decimal and enter this value as either a positive value or a negative value without the dollar sign.)

 
 
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