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ECON 2000 Chapter : Economics 2000 Lecture 3 Chapter 2

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Economics 2000- lecture #3- chapter 2: the us economy. The united states: the largest consumer of goods and services, largest producer (in terms of value, the united states specializes and produces what its good at producing. Gross domestic product (gdp: total market value of final goods and services produced within its nations borders during a given time period. Measure of the size of the economy not a measure of economic health. Measure of income: per capita gdp. The dollar value of gdp divided by the total population; average. Is the indicator of how much output the average person would get if all output were divided evenly among the population: gdp growth. Economic growth: an increase in output (real gdp); and expansion of production possibilities. On average, us output has grown roughly 3 percent a year, nearly three times faster than population growth (1 percent: high productivity. Productivity: output per unit of input; output per labor hour.

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. A. Most production possibilities curves illustrate decreasing marginal opportunity costs.

B. B. Relative scarcity is no longer a central idea in economics because we are in an age of abundance.

C. C. The production possibilities curve shows society's preferences for consumer goods relative to capital goods.

D. D. The central concept underlying the production possibilities curve is that of limited resources.


A government subsidy to the producers of a product:

A. A. reduces product supply.

B. B. increases product demand

C. C/ increases product supply.

D. D/ reduces product demand.


If the price of DVD players decreases, we can expect that the demand for DVDs will:

a. A. increase.

b. B. be unaffected.

c. C/ shift left.

decD. Decrease


Which of the following is assumed in constructing a typical production possibilities curve?

a. the economy is engaging in international trade.

b. production technology is fixed.

c. the economy is using its resources inefficiently.

d. resources are perfectly shiftable (equally efficient) among alternative uses.


A system of private property rights

A. A.enhances economic growth by creating incentives to the Fed to maintain stable prices.

B. B. enhances economic growth by increasing the probability that a person can gain from making investments today.

C. C. retards economic growth by serving the interests of the wealthy only.

D. D. retards economic growth by limiting the options of people who own nothing.


An increase in growth rates will cause the production possibilities curve to

a. A. shift inward.

b. B. become steeper.

c. C. become flatter.

D. d. shift outward.

If population growth is greater than the growth of real output,

A. A. real per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will be less than the growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

B. B. the production possibilities curve is shifting to the left.

C. C. real per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will be greater than the growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

D. D. real per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be growing at the same rate.


In general, economists have found that as nations' levels of per capita real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase,

A. A. the rate of population growth declines.

B. B. the rate of population growth experiences dramatic increases.

C. C. there is no effect on population growth.

D. D. the rate of population growth increases at the same rate as economic growth.




Urgent! I need help with these questions, please.

1- The GDP of Mexico in current US dollars according to the World Bank was the US $0.683 Trillion in 2000 and had grown to the US $1.151 Trillion in 2015. Calculate the GDP percentage change from 2000 to 2015. Show your work.

2- In the expenditure approach to GDP, government purchases include all spending on goods, services, and transfer payments by government agencies.

A- True
B- False

3- The economy is considered at full employment when:
A. the unemployment rate is zero.
B. structural unemployment is zero.
C. cyclical unemployment is zero.
D. frictional unemployment is zero.

4- Which of the following would be considered 'private investment' in GDP?
A. A computer printer purchased by a law firm
B. A computer printer purchased by a student
C. A computer printer purchased by the St. Louis police department
D. All of these

5- Goods that are not sold during the year are included as part of that year's investment in calculating GDP.
A-True
B- False

6- When the nominal GDP has increased in the United States, we know that:

A- the U.S. price level has increased
B- the U.S. price level has decreased.
C- U.S. output of goods and services has increased.
D- Either U.S. output of goods and services or the price level has increased.
E- Both U.S. output of goods and services and the price level have increased.

7- Fill in the blank: GDP is the total value of ________ produced for the marketplace during a given year, within the nation's borders

A- all goods
B- all goods and services
C- all final goods
D- all final goods and services
E- all final and intermediate goods and services

8- Structural unemployment is considered a microeconomic problem.

A- True
B- False

 

9- The unemployment rate in the United States is defined as the number of unemployed divided by _____.
A- the U.S. population
B- the number of employed plus the number of unemployed
C- the U.S. population over the age of 16
D- the number of employed
E- the number of employed minus the number of unemployed

10- If Americans buy $500 billion worth of foreign goods and services, and foreigners buy $200 billion worth of American goods and services, then net exports for the United States are equal to _____.
A. $100 billion
B. $200 billion
C. -$300 billion
D. $500 billion
E. $700 billion

11- Discouraged workers are people who used to work, but no longer want a job.

A- True
B- False

12- In the expenditure approach, GDP is equal to _____.

A. C + I + G + exports - imports

B. C + I + G

C. C + I + G + exports

D. C + I + G + imports

E. C + I + G + exports + imports

13- U.S. GDP measures the production of goods and services by Americans, regardless of which country they reside in when they produce those goods and services.

A- True
B- False

 

 

I need help right now, please

1- Goods that are not sold during the year are included as part of that year's investment in calculating GDP.
A- True
B- False

2- When the nominal GDP has increased in the United States, we know that:

A- the U.S. price level has increased
B- the U.S. price level has decreased.
C- U.S. output of goods and services has increased.
D- Either the U.S. output of goods and services or the price level has increased.
E- Both the U.S. output of goods and services and the price level have increased.

3- Fill in the blank: GDP is the total value of ________ produced for the marketplace during a given year, within the nation's borders

A- all goods
B- all goods and services
C- all final goods
D- all final goods and services
E- all final and intermediate goods and services

4- Structural unemployment is considered a microeconomic problem.

A- True
B- False

5- The unemployment rate in the United States is defined as the number of unemployed divided by _____.
A- the U.S. population
B- the number of employed plus the number of unemployed
C- the U.S. population over the age of 16
D- the number of employed
E- the number of employed minus the number of unemployed

6- If Americans buy $500 billion worth of foreign goods and services, and foreigners buy $200 billion worth of American goods and services, then net exports for the United States are equal to _____.
A. $100 billion
B. $200 billion
C. -$300 billion
D. $500 billion
E. $700 billion

7- Discouraged workers are people who used to work, but no longer want a job.

A- True
B- False

8- In the expenditure approach, GDP is equal to _____.

A. C + I + G + exports - imports

B. C + I + G

C. C + I + G + exports

D. C + I + G + imports

E. C + I + G + exports + imports

9- U.S. GDP measures the production of goods and services by Americans, regardless of which country they reside in when they produce those goods and services.

A- True
B- False