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Determination Of Income And Employment

Question
CBSEENEC12013055

State equilibrium condition of an economy.

Solution
Equilibrium Condition left parenthesis straight Y space equals straight A with bar on top plus bY right parenthesis. An economy is in equilibrium when Aggregate (AD) = Aggregat Supply (AS). AD consists of consumption expenditure (C.) and investment expenditure (i). So AD = C + I. On the other hand, aggregate supply (AS) or total output represents national income (Y) of a country, So AS = Y. Thus in a two-sector economy, the equilibrium condition AD = AS actually means Y = C + I. Hence equilibrium level of income (output) is obtained by solving the equation Y = C + I. Let us further simplify this equation by substituting the values of C and I.
                      straight Y space equals space straight C plus straight I
                         space equals space straight C with bar on top space plus space bY space plus space straight I with bar on top space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space left parenthesis because space straight C space equals space straight C with bar on top space plus bY space and space straight I space equals space straight I with bar on top right parenthesis
space equals space straight C with bar on top plus space straight I with bar on top space plus space bY
        box enclose straight Y space equals space straight A with bar on top plus bY end enclose space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space left parenthesis where space top enclose straight A space equals space top enclose straight C plus top enclose straight I space showing space total space autonomous space expenditure right parenthesis
Equilibrium condition implies that whatever is produced by firms is either consumed by the households or invested by the firms. There is neither surplus nor shortage in the economy.