If the MPC is .50 and the equilibrium GDP is $40 billion below the full-employment GDP, then the size of the recessionary expenditure gap is:

A. $40 billion.
B. $20 billion.
C. $60 billion.
D. $80 billion.


B. $20 billion.

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