Chapter 2: National Income Accounting Difficulty: Easy 1. In calculating this year’s GDP‚ national income accountants A) include any increase in stock values B) include an estimate for income from illegal activities C) exclude Social Security payments to retirees D) exclude the value of any repairs made on existing property E) exclude the value of new pollution control equipment that is being installed Ans: C Difficulty: Medium 2. Assume you built a new house‚ bought a used
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A Brief Look at the Adjustment Process The process through which money creation leads to a higher level of prices. Suppose again that the money supply curve shifts‚ reflecting an increase in the money supply. * If 1/P does not change‚ there is an excess supply of money. In other words‚ people find themselves with more money than they need. * Some people will use the extra money to buy more goods and services. This causes the money price of goods P to increase‚ and the goods price of money
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CASE : Jaguar plc‚ 1984 Kwon‚ Hyuk Joo Kim‚ Min Chang‚ Hae Yoon Jeon‚ Joohwan Question 1 How much is Jaguar worth in 1984 The firm value of Jaguar is GBP 510‚977‚000 in 1984 under the scenario (A)‚ while the firm value is GBP 215‚492‚000 under the scenario (B). Since there is no change in real exchange rate under the scenario (A)‚ we just considered the change in nominal exchange rate due to the inflation difference between the U.S and the U.K. By using the nominal exchange rate‚ we converted
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Q1 1. Assume that the current interest rate is 8%. Let’s say that investors know that normally interest rates are 10%. How would this affect investors’ decisions with regard to how much money and bond holdings to keep? Investors will want to hold more cash instead of bonds. Because the investors know that normally interest rates are 10% which is more than the current interest 8%. That is to say investors expect the interest rates would increase in the future which will cause the decrease of value
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1. Distinguish between an absolute advantage and a comparative advantage. Cite an example of a country that has an absolute advantage and one with a comparative advantage. Absolute advantage is when a monopoly exists in a country when it is the only source and product of an item. Meanwhile‚ a comparative advantage is when a country can supply products more efficiently and at a lower cost than it can produce other items. South Africa has an absolute advantage because of its diamonds. The United States
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Chapter 2: Date of Macroeconomics 1. What components of GDP (if any) would each of the following transactions affect? What will happen to GDP? Explain. a. A family buys a new refrigerator. Answer: Consumption increases because a refrigerator is a good purchased by a household. GDP increases. b. Aunt Jane buys a new house. Answer: Investment increases because a house is an investment good. GDP increases. c. Ford sells a Mustang from its inventory. Answer: Consumption
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Introduction: With the interest rates having been cut four times since December 2009‚ by 350 basis points‚ the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) declared that the domestic economy is slowing. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is evidence that an economy is in recession. The contraction in growth is believed to have been caused by a slump in export demand‚ forcing both manufacturers and miners to cut production. The SARB’s monetary policy committee is in meeting to discuss further rate
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Federal Courts and Civil Liberties Federal Courts 1. Describe the federal court system (i.e.‚ all the in-class notes under that section). The supreme court Only one supreme court – created by the constitution Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Circuit court of Appeals 13 circuit courts – created by congress Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Contains 3 judges – need 2/3 judges District Courts 94 district courts – created by congress (every state
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Lesson 4 1. If an economy produces final output worth $5 trillion‚ then the amount of gross income generated by that production: is $5 trillion 2. Which of the following would not be ian expenditure on a final good or service? a medical clinic’s purchase of flu vaccine 3. Which of the following would be included in GDP? payment of the monthly telephone bill by Mr. Laconic 4. Consumption in the expenditures approach to calculating GDP includes: purchases of medical services at the local clinic
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Interest and Money. One reason I prefer Keynesianism over the rest is because I agree with many things that Keynesian economist say. One of those things is Keynesian economists often argue that private sector decisions sometimes lead to inefficient macroeconomic outcomes which require active policy responses by the public sector.The monetary policy actions by the central bank and fiscal policy actions by the government‚ in order to stabilize output over the business cycle. One thing about Keynesian economics
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