ECON 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Government Spending, Gdp Deflator, Black Market

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15 Apr 2018

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University of Calgary

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Economics

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ECON 203

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Peter Tracey

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Recap of value of product value added from previous lecture. Do not memorize page 88 of textbook only care about what is in the. Remember do not double count value of product during intermediate areas, only final value is important. lectures. Do not need to know circular flow diagram for macro. Income -> what is spent in the economy -> expenditure -> output. (all same definitions) 1: consumers -> spending = c = consumption (spending by consumers). 2: business -> spending by business = i = investment. 3: government -> spending by government = g = government spending. Gdp = y = equal to demand by all groups of the economy. Y= c+i+g+nx -> need to know this equation for gdp. 1: household production -> 2 people living together, one of the persons work and the other stays home as a housekeep. This housekeep is very valuable but does not count. 2: the underground economy -> drugs, illegal, prostitution etc.

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8. Which of the following items is included in the calculation of GDP?

a.Purchase of a used car.

b.Purchase of 100 shares of General Motors stock.

c.Purchase of an intermediate good.

d.None of the above would be included

9. Difference between Real and Nominal GDP is:

a.Change in price level from base year to current year

b.Measured by excluding some of the sectors

c.That real GDP is always smaller than Nominal GDP

d.None of the above

10. GDP in an economy is $11,050 billion. Consumer expenditures are $7,735 billion, government purchases are $1,989 billion, and gross investment is $1,410 billion. Net exports are:

a.+$53 billion

b.-$84 billion

c.-$47 billion

d.-$161 billion

11. Equality (As a tool of measurement for quality of life) refers to a balance of Economic and Political Power between which two groups?

a.Homeless and Employed

b.Men and Women

c. Different ethnic groups

d. Rich and Poor

12.What is inflation?

a.A fall in the general level of prices occurs, workers need more money to pay for goods, clothing, and shelter

b.A rise in the general level of prices occurs, workers need more money to pay for goods, clothing, and shelter

c.A rise in the general level of prices occurs, workers need less money to pay for goods, clothing and shelter

d.A fall in the general level of prices occurs, workers need less money to pay for goods, clothing and shelter

13.Which of the following is the best measure of how inflation affects consumers?

A.The increase in the price of gold

B. The increase in the consumer price index

C. The increase in the price of a single product

D. The decrease in the consumer price index

14. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)

a. Measures the rate of output in the economy over one year.

b.Measures the increase in wholesale prices since a base year.

c.Is deficient because it does not include medical prices.

d.Is used to calculate the rate of inflation over a given period.

15.How is the unemployment rate computed?

a. Number of unemployed persons divided by the number of economically active (i.e. employed and unemployed) persons aged fifteen years and over.

b.Number of unemployed persons divided by the number of people aged fifteen years and over.

c.Number of unemployed persons divided by the number of employed persons aged fifteen years and over.

d.None of the above

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Question 1

The law of demand states that there is a direct relationship between supply and demand.

True

False

4 points

Question 2

Equilibrium is a state of balance between supply and demand.

True

False

4 points

Question 3

Goods are scarce for both rich and poor.

True

False

4 points

Question 4

"The big corporations in this country, like ExxonMobil and GM, have deep pockets and need to be hiring more people." This is a positive statement about economic policy.

True

False

4 points

Question 5

The law of supply states that there is a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.

True

False

4 points

Question 6

In the circular flow model, firms own economic resources, and householdsbuy the manufactured products and services.

True

False

4 points

Question 7

Households play a dual role of providing the factors of production whilepurchasing the goods and services of firms.

True

False

4 points

Question 8

Opportunity cost is the lowest valued benefit that must be sacrificed asthe result of choosing an alternative.

True

False

4 points

Question 9

Scarcity denotes that our desire for a good exceeds the amount that isfreely available from nature.

True

False

4 points

Question 10

Economics is a social science concerned with satisfying man's unlimitedwants with limited resources.

True

False

4 points

Question 11

Joint output of individuals or nations will be maximized when goods areexchanged between parties in accordance with the law of"comparative advantage".

True

False

4 points

Question 12

The production possibilities frontier assumes that the level of technologyvaries when applying the model.

True

False

4 points

Question 13

Excess demand in the market will cause the price of a product to decline.

True

False

4 points

Question 14

Demand is measured on the vertical axis and supply on the horizontalaxis.

True

False

4 points

Question 15

A change in quantity demanded is a movement along the same demandcurve.

True

False

4 points

Question 16

As globalization and world trade proliferates, individual markets withincountries' economies become more competitive.

True

False

4 points

Question 17

Which growth theory compares a subsistence real wage rate to the actual real wage rate?

		Classical growth theory
		Inflation growth theory
		Neoclassical growth theory
		New growth theory

4 points

Question 18

Suppose the working age population in Tiny Town is 100 people. If 25 of these people are NOT in the labor force, the ________ equals ________.

		unemployment rate; 25/100 Ã 100
		employment rate; 25/75 Ã 100
		labor force; 75
		labor force; 25/100 Ã 100

4 points

Question 19

Suppose there is a rise in the real wage rate. As a result, the quantity of labor demanded:

		increases.
		decreases.
		does not change because there is no change in the money wage rate.
		increases only if the price level also decreases.

4 points

Question 20

GDP can be computed as the sum of:

		all sales that have taken place in an economy over a period of time.
		the total expenditures of consumers and business over a period of time.
		the total expenditures of consumption, investment, and government expenditure on goods and services over a period of time.
		the total expenditures of consumption, investment, government expenditure on goods and services, and net exports over a period of time.

4 points

Question 21

The real wage rate equals:

		(100 x (money wage rate/price level)
		(100 x (price level/money wage rate)
		(money wage rate x (price level)
		(money wage + (number of hours worked/(price level)

4 points

Question 22

If the CPI was 121.5 at the end of 2007 and 138.3 at the end of 2008, the inflation rate over these two years was:

		10.2 percent.
		13.8 percent.
		12.2 percent.
		16.8 percent.

4 points

Question 23

A movement along the production function is the result of a change in:

		the quantity of labor.
		technology.
		capital.
		interest rates.

4 points

Question 24

All of the following are part of fiscal policy EXCEPT:

		setting tax rates.
		setting government spending.
		choosing the size of the government deficit.
		controlling the money supply.

4 points

Question 25

Along a production possibilities frontier for real GDP and the quantity of leisure time, as leisure time increases, real GDP:

		decreases.
		increases.
		stays the same.
		could increase, decrease or stay the same.

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