ECON 2H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Government Budget Balance, Government Spending, Fixed Investment

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Measuring value of economic activity: gdp the best measure of how well the economy is performing, often used for measuring quality of life. Administrative data - by products of government functions such as tax collection. Simultaneously measures total output of goods/services, total income of all individuals, total expenditure of all individuals. Total output produces is purchased, and results in income. Total production = total income = total expenditure. Gdp - the market value of final goods and services produced within an economy in given period of time. Market value - allows adding together unlike items by valuing them at market prices. Anything produced outside the market, ex at home (not purchased) is not counted. Capital goods are final goods since they aren"t used in same period as produced - ie not. Final goods and services doesn"t count goods used for production.

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What is the market for factors of production?

What is the market for factors of production?
1. The market for factors of production is where households and firms interact to trade factors of production for factor payments. For example this is where people provide firms with labor and firms pay them with wages.
What is the money market?
1. The money market is where households, firms, and the government may save and/or invest their money to earn interests. Money market includes banks, stock market, bonds market, and other financial institutions where economic actors can buy and sell financial assets to earn interests and/or dividends.
Who are the three economic actors in the circular flow model?
1. In a circular flow model, the three main economic actors are the households, firms, and the government. Households include the typical individual consumers. Firms include businesses and similar producers in the economy. Finally, the government refers to the whole government system from federal to local level.
How is the national income of an economy determined?
1. The national income of an economy is determined by measuring the total value of the output produced in an economy or the total income earned by the actors in the economy. In a circular flow model, we can see that the value of total output produced should equal the total value of income generated and earned in the economy. This is because every dollar spent by someone in the economy is received by another person in the economy as income.
What is GDP?
1. The gross domestic product or GDP represents the sum total of the value of the final goods and services produced within the economy for a given year. It is the most commonly used measure of its economy’s productivity and income.

An improvement in technology causes the production possibilities frontier (PPF) to

	shift to the right.
	pivot upward.
	shift to the left.
	pivot downward.

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Which of the following is not shown by the circular flow model?

	The flow of resources in one direction and money in the other
	The equality of aggregate spending and aggregate income
	The interaction of households, firms, and the government
	The total amount of goods and services the economy can produce

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is defined as

	the market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.
	the market value of all consumption goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.
	the market value of all investment goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.
	the real value of all investment goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.

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Real GDP

	includes all domestic and foreign transactions.
	includes the dollar value of domestic transactions only.
	tries to isolate the effect of changing output, holding prices constant.
	measures GDP in terms of prices of goods and services produced.

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When economists talk about economic growth, they are usually referring to

	the percentage change in nominal GDP.
	the percentage change in real GDP.
	the percentage change in nominal investment.
	the percentage change in real investment.

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51. Gross national product equals:
A) the aggregate output of the citizens & businesses of aneconomy in a 1-year period.
B) the aggregate final output of the citizens & businesses ofan economy in a 1-year period.
C) the total market value of all goods & services produced inan economy in a 1-year period.
D) the total market value of all final goods & servicesproduced in an economy in a 1-year period.

52. Which of the following is not included in GNP but is includedin GDP?
A) The value of a Portuguese company's production in the UnitedStates.
B) The income of a U.S. citizen working in Portugal.
C) The value of a U.S. company's production in Portugal.
D) The sales of a U.S. company to U.S. citizens.

53. To calculate GDP, multiply the __________ of each final goodand service produced in an economy in a year by its __________ andthen sum the result.
A) quantity; share in total output C) price, share in totaloutput
B) quantity; price D) price, quality

54. Counting both the value of the flour used to make a loaf ofbread and the value of the loaf of bread as part of GDP:
A) is necessary to accurately compute GDP.
B) is incorrect because bread is an intermediate product.
C) is incorrect because flour is an intermediate good.
D) is incorrect because flour is a final good.

55. Suppose the value of your home increases from $100,000 to$125,000. If you continue to live in your home, the increase in itsvalue:
A) adds nothing to GDP. C) increases GDP by $100,000.
B) increases GDP by $25,000. D) increases GDP by $125,000.

56. If a used car dealer buys a car for $6000 and resells it for$6500, how much has been added to GDP?
A) nothing. B) $500. C) $6000. D) $6500

57. Which of the following is not a part of this year's GDP?
A) The value of a product produced last year but sold thisyear.
B) The value of a haircut.
C) The value of a new car produced and purchased during theyear.
D) The value of new homes built this year, regardless of whetherthey are sold.

58. Which of the following would not increase this year'sGDP?
A) Home repairs performed by the owner.
B) A commission charged by your broker when you sold 100 shares ofBorden stock.
C) The sales of a corporation.
D) The value of a doctor's services to his or her patients.

59. The circular flow model shows:
A) the movement of expenditures and factor payments through theeconomy.
B) how national income is distributed to individuals.
C) how national income changes over time.
D) the movement of goods from one business to another.

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