Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![Consider the simple macro model with a constant price level and demand-
determined output. Suppose the level of actual national income is less than
desired aggregate expenditure. In this case...
a. Inventories will build up, causing national income to rise.
b. National income may increase or decrease, depending on the
relative sizes of the average propensity to consume and the
average propensity to save.
O c. National income will fall, because desired expenditures are less
than actual expenditures.
d. There will be no change in national income because only actual
expenditure is relevant.
e. Shortages of goods and reductions in inventories will cause
producers to increase output and national income to rise.
e table below shows the total output and prices for an economy that
oduces only two goods, potatoes and oil. Data is provided for the years
008 and 2018.
Potatoes ($/ Oil ($ /
barrel)
Potatoes
kkg)
Oil (barrels) kg)
55
1000
1100
2008
50
14
2018
65
6
60
If 2008 is the base year, the GDP deflator in 2018 was..
a. 85.7
b. 159.1
C. 59.1
d. 100.0
e.
131.66
Suppose that in 2018, ABC Corporation produced $6 million worth of
natural gas pipes but only sells $5 million worth. Is the remaining $1 millic
of unsold pipes part of GDP for 2018?
a. Yes, since changes in inventories are part of consumption
expenditures.
O b. No, since they are part of the economy's output only when sold.
c. No, since changes in inventories are part of actual investment.
O d. Yes, since they are part of the economy's output in 2018.
e. No, since they are added to existing inventories.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe83721c6-074c-4343-8b67-931ed3826a38%2F33a203d8-c619-4e9b-8a0e-4e4235da812d%2Fq97cgq3_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the simple macro model with a constant price level and demand-
determined output. Suppose the level of actual national income is less than
desired aggregate expenditure. In this case...
a. Inventories will build up, causing national income to rise.
b. National income may increase or decrease, depending on the
relative sizes of the average propensity to consume and the
average propensity to save.
O c. National income will fall, because desired expenditures are less
than actual expenditures.
d. There will be no change in national income because only actual
expenditure is relevant.
e. Shortages of goods and reductions in inventories will cause
producers to increase output and national income to rise.
e table below shows the total output and prices for an economy that
oduces only two goods, potatoes and oil. Data is provided for the years
008 and 2018.
Potatoes ($/ Oil ($ /
barrel)
Potatoes
kkg)
Oil (barrels) kg)
55
1000
1100
2008
50
14
2018
65
6
60
If 2008 is the base year, the GDP deflator in 2018 was..
a. 85.7
b. 159.1
C. 59.1
d. 100.0
e.
131.66
Suppose that in 2018, ABC Corporation produced $6 million worth of
natural gas pipes but only sells $5 million worth. Is the remaining $1 millic
of unsold pipes part of GDP for 2018?
a. Yes, since changes in inventories are part of consumption
expenditures.
O b. No, since they are part of the economy's output only when sold.
c. No, since changes in inventories are part of actual investment.
O d. Yes, since they are part of the economy's output in 2018.
e. No, since they are added to existing inventories.
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