If current prices are used to calculate the value of total output produced by a country during a specific period of time, the result is called: A) full employment GDP. OB) real GDP. C) nominal GDP. D) constant dollar GDP.

If current prices are used to calculate the value of total output produced by a country during a specific period of time, the result is called: A) full employment GDP. OB) real GDP. C) nominal GDP. D) constant dollar GDP.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

14th Edition

ISBN:9780190931919

Author:NEWNAN

Publisher:NEWNAN

Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1QTC

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A GDP deflator less than 1 indicates that an economy has experienced:
Country A produces GDP according to the following equation: GDP = 5√K. The country has a depreciation rate of 6.9%. What does this country's savings rate need to be in order to sustain a steady-state GDP of $142? Put your answer into percentage form (e.g. 30.57% not 0.3057) and then round to two decimal places. You do not need to include the % sign.
If consumption is $500, government expenditures is $200, GNP is $800, Gross Private Domestic Investment is $100, Imports is $100, and Exports is $100. If the dollar amounts of the items above are nominal amounts in Year 2017, and the quantities of units are identical in years 2010 and 2017, but prices in 2010 were 20% less than 2017, Real GDP in 2017 using 2010 as the base year is equal to what?
_________ is output per hour in the business sector. a)GDP per capita b)Investment c)Productivity d)Net exports
The GDP of a country was $300 billion in 2016. In 2017, consumption spending increased by $200 billion, imports increased by $150 billion, and investment fell by $25 billion, and the country experienced inflation. Real GDP for 2017 will be: Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer a b C d less than $325 billion more than $325 billion $300 billion $325 billion
This case study focuses on the Australian economy in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. On 4th September 2019, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published Real GDP data for the quarter ending June 2019. (The reporting of GDP always lags by about 2 months as it takes time to collect and compile data). The data showed that the Australian economy recorded quarterly growth of 0.5%. However, there was a decrease in Real GDP per capita. Furthermore, Real GDP per capita in June 2019 was lower than it was a year before (June 2018). Overall, while Real GDP still increased, the growth was very weak; the weakest on record since March 2001. (Source: Australian Financial Review and The Guardian). Required: Question 1. Clearly explain what Real GDP per capita means.Clearly explain why Real GDP per capita decreased whereas there was still growth in Real GDP for the quarter ending June 2019. Question 2. Given the economic conditions described above, predict how the following key…
You are going to compare and contrast the GDP of the United States to that of another country of your choice for the last 3 years. Your report in narrative format should address the following questions: Describe the current GDP growth rate of the two countries. Which component of the GDP of the two countries changed the most for the last 3 years? Identify the possible causes of the changes. Describe the biggest component of the GDP of the two countries. What recommendations would you make in order to boost the GDP of the two countries?
You are employed by the state bureau of economic development. There is a demand for a leading economic index to review past economic activity and to forecast future economic trends in the state. You decide that several key factors should be included in the index: number of new businesses started during the year, number of business failures, state income tax receipts, college enrollment, and the state sales tax receipts. Here are the data for 2000 and 2018. New businesses Business failures State income tax receipts ($ millions) College student enrollment State sales tax ($ millions) Click here for the Excel Data File Leading economic indicator 2000 1,088 Economic activity has 627 191.7 increased decreased 242,119 41.6 c. Interpret the indexes. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 2018 1,162 The weights you assign are: new businesses 15%, business failures 10%, income tax 40%, enrollment 10% and sales tax 25%. b. Compute the leading economic indicator for 2018. (Round your answer to…
You are employed by the state bureau of economic development. There is a demand for a leading economic index to review past economic activity and to forecast future economic trends in the state. You decide that several key factors should be included in the index: number of new businesses started during the year, number of business failures, state income tax receipts, college enrollment, and the state sales tax receipts. Here are the data for 2000 and 2018. New businesses Business failures State income tax receipts ($ millions) College student enrollment State sales tax ($ millions) Click here for the Excel Data File Leading economic indicator The weights you assign are: new businesses 17%, business failures 10%, income tax 34%, enrollment 14% and sales tax 25%. b. Compute the leading economic indicator for 2018. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 2000 1,125 592 196.2 242,159 46.1 Economic activity has 2018 1,059 286 178.8 291,079 66.7 c. Interpret the indexes. (Round your answer…
If Gdp deflator is equal at 120 it means that : 1- stagflation 2- deflation 3- inflation 4- stability
A certain country's GDP (total monetary value of all finished goods and services produced in that country) can be approximated by g(t) = 2,000-420e 0.07t billion dollars per year (0 ≤t≤ 5), where t is time in years since January 2010. Find an expression for the total GDP G(t) of sold goods in this country from January 2010 to time t. HINT: [Use the shortcuts.] G(t) = Estimate, to the nearest billion dollars, the country's total GDP from January 2010 through June 2014. (The actual value was 7,321 billion dollars.) Xbillion dollars
Determine the GDP trend in economic growth over the period of 1989 – 1999. Country/Area Year Unit Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Thailand 1989 Baht 1,924,426,113,246 Thailand 1990 Baht 2,263,299,209,116 Thailand 1991 Baht 2,583,490,817,016 Thailand 1992 Baht 2,935,677,642,139 Thailand 1993 Baht 3,263,426,000,000 Thailand 1994 Baht 3,689,090,000,000 Thailand 1995 Baht 4,217,614,000,000 Thailand 1996 Baht 4,638,604,000,000 Thailand 1997 Baht 4,710,310,000,000 Thailand 1998 Baht 4,701,553,000,000 Thailand 1999 Baht 4,789,826,000,000 Transport, storage and communication Wholesale, retail Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) Other Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (ISIC D) trade, restaurants Total Manufacturing Construction and hotels (ISIC G- Activities Value Country/Area Year Unit (ISIC F) H) (ISIC I) (ISIC J-P) Added Thailand 1989 Percentage 9.8 15.5 16.1 28.9 9.7 10.6 8.2 11.9 Thailand 1990 Percentage -4.7 15.1 15.6 21.9 10.9 14 13.8 11.8 Thailand 1991 Percentage…