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Comparing Economic Stimulus Effects

Imagine an economy where autonomous consumption is 50, investment is 50, and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.5. A policymaker wants to increase the equilibrium output. Which of the following two policy changes would have a larger impact on the equilibrium output: (A) a 20-unit increase in investment, or (B) an increase in the marginal propensity to consume from 0.5 to 0.6? Justify your answer with calculations for both scenarios.

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