2008-AL-ECON-II Past Questions on Macroeconomics Prepared by A.Chow Unit 1 – National Income Accounting 1. Which of the following are included in the national income of Hong Kong? (1) government spending on public assistance. (2) commission from the sale of second-hand cars. (3) salaries of the employee of the Jockey Club. (4) receipts form the sale of stocks and shares. A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (4) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (3) and (4) only (90 -01) Refer to the following national income
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Business Cycles Business Cycles ► The value of real GDP over time shows periodic fluctuations in its movement ► The business cycle refers to the periodic fluctuations of economic activity about its long term growth trend ► The Business cycle is the more or less regular pattern of expansion (recovery) and contraction (recession) in economic activity around the path of trend growth. At cyclical peak‚ economic activity is high relative to trend At a cyclical trough‚ the low
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss external and internal factors affecting McDonald’s management functions. This will be accomplished by explaining how McDonald’s deals with each of the external and internal factors. There were three factors that were chosen to outline the success of McDonald’s corporation. The first factor is globalization‚ which is define as closer contact between different parts of the world‚ with increasing possibilities of personal exchange‚ mutual understanding and friendship
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Looks Can Be Deceiving! • These meadowlarks look very similar yet they are not the same species. Definition of Species • A species is a group of interbreeding organisms that produce viable‚ fertile offspring in nature. • Members of a species will interbreed with one another but not other organisms outside of the species. (At least most of the time!) Macroevolution vs. Microevolution • Macroevolution is evolution on a scale of separated gene pools. • Macroevolutionary studies focus on change
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Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Equilibrium in the goods market occurs where A) aggregate expenditure equals autonomous consumption. B) real GDP equals nominal GDP. C) aggregate expenditure equals real GDP. D) autonomous consumption equals induced consumption. 2) Other things equal‚ if planned investment spending is greater than actual investment spending‚ then aggregate expenditure
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Report for Micro and Macro Theory and Application Introduction This is a report with lots of theory which referenced to the case--Sonny’s “move”‚ you can find the cost theory‚ the oligopoly market and other market structure theory‚ profit theory with lots of information relatively‚ and the author had given analysis about these theory. 1.0 Cost theory 1.0.1 Total cost 1.0.1.1 Definition The total cost is the sum of fixed and variable costs. Fixed costs: fixed costs are business expenses that
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GRAPHENE: Nano Material with Macro Potential Abstract With the advent of technological advances in searching new and efficient sources of energy‚ Graphene has been touted to be the next big thing in the areas of energy storage and conversion. Being 200 times more stronger than steel and having current density million times greater than copper (at room temperature)‚ or its intrinsic mobility is a hundred times greater than that of Silicon‚ or its specific area being 2630 (m2/g)
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Rajagiri Business School PGDM - Term 2 Macroeconomics Case Study GROUP 1 1. In a country‚ the velocity of money is constant. Real GDP grows by 5% per year‚ the money stock by 14% per year‚ and the nominal interest rate is 11 per cent. What is the real interest rate? 2. Suppose a country has a money demand function (M/P)d = kY‚ where k is a constant parameter. The money supply grows by 12% per year‚ and real income grows by 4% per year. (a) What is the average inflation rate?
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Apple Inc. (Consumers Electronics Company) Economic Environment: More or less‚ every economic factor has an effect on the operations of Apple Inc. These may include; current economic situation (boom‚ recession‚ etc.)‚ credit terms‚ inflation or deflation‚ strictness of interest rates‚ unemployment levels‚ stability of exchange rates‚ stock exchange trend‚ etc. Apple’s business can be affected by all these factors either positively or negatively. For example‚ during the inflation periods
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