Measure the level of ex-ante aggregate demand when autonomous investment and consumption expenditure (A) is Rs 50 crores, and MPS is 0.2 and level of income (Y) is Rs 4,000 crores. State whether the economy is in equilibrium or not (cite reasons).
Aggregate demand is given as
AD=¯A+c(y)
¯A=50,MPC (c)=1−MPS=1−0.2=0.8
After substituting with values,
AD=50+0.8×4,000=3,250 crores
AD of Rs 3,250 crores is less than Y(income) of Rs 4,000 crores.
Hence, the economy is not at equilibrium.