ECON332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: International Monetary Fund, Dont, Net National Product

43 views10 pages

redwalrus207

9 Aug 2016

School

University of Waterloo

Department

Economics

Course

ECON332

Professor

Zhen He

For unlimited access to Textbook Notes, a Class+ subscription is required.

Document Summary

National income accounting records the value of national income that results from production and expenditure. Producers earn income from buyers who spend money on goods and services. The amount of expenditure by buyers = the amount of income for sellers. National income is often defined to be the income earned by a nation"s factors of production. Gross national product (gnp) is the value of all final goods (not intermediate) and services produced by a nation"s (not foreign) factors of production and sold on the market in a given time period. The value of final goods and services produced by us owned factors of production are counted as us gnp. Factors that are used to produce goods and services: workers (labor services), physical capital (like factories, buildings, and equipment), natural resources and others. Workers earn wages, physical capital earns interest, natural resources (land) earns rent, and entrepreneurship earns profit. Entrepreneurship is the factor that organizes the other 4 factors.

Related Questions

The Gross National Product (GNP) of the United States is equal to

A. the value of the total income received by all of the residents of the United States.

B. the value of final goods and services produced within the United States.

C. the value of the total income received by all households in the United States, after taxes are paid.

D. the value of final goods and services produced by U.S. factors of production.

If a large amount of production within a country takes place at foreign-owned facilities, then it is likely that the country's GDP will be (larger than/smaller than) GNP.

greenyak981

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.

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.

tealelephant71

ECON332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: International Monetary Fund, Dont, Net National Product

Document Summary

Get access

Related Documents

ECON332 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fisher Hypothesis, Ceteris Paribus, Price Discrimination

ECON 332- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 66 pages long!)

ECON332 Lecture Notes - Gross Domestic Product, The Foreign Exchange, Capital Account

Related Questions