Suppose for an economy, investment = $40; saving = $50, government spending + exports = 100; and taxes + imports = $110 . Then for this economy, total leakages exceed total injections by $20, so there will be pressure for the economy to contract

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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