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What is disposable income calculated from?
Which of the following is included in the components of the expenditure method for measuring GDP?
In the circular flow of income, what do injections represent?
What does the symbol 'C' represent in the GDP expenditure formula?
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Which of the following methods is NOT used to measure GDP?
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Withdrawals in the circular flow of income refer to which of the following?
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Which element is NOT represented in the GDP expenditure formula, Y = C + I + G + (X - IM)?
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What does the 'I' in the expenditure formula stand for?
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What does Aggregate Demand (AD) equal?
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Which component is the largest part of aggregate expenditure?
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Investment Spending (I) includes expenditures on which of the following?
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What happens if transfer payments are included in G?
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National Income (NI) includes which sources of earnings?
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How is net exports calculated?
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Net Exports (NX) is calculated by which formula?
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What does the income method of calculating GDP primarily account for?
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Which of the following is NOT included in the components of Aggregate Demand?
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Why are intermediate goods excluded from GDP calculations?
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What is the definition of Aggregate Supply?
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How is value added by a firm defined?
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Which of the following activities is excluded from Investment Spending?
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What constitutes the final component of GDP?
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Which factor does NOT determine consumer spending?
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What is the main goal of the value-added approach in GDP measurement?
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What does the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) indicate?
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If the MPC is 0.85, what is the marginal propensity to save (MPS)?
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How does an increase in consumers' wealth impact the consumption function?
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What occurs when there is a change in disposable income regarding the consumption function?
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What is the result when MPC increases?
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If consumption in Jamaica is $5,000 with an MPC of 0.7 and income increases by $1,000, what is the new consumption level?
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How do lower price levels affect the consumption function?
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What is the relationship between MPC and MPS?
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What effect does higher inflation typically have on consumers' purchasing power?
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How does an increase in real interest rates affect the consumption function?
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What is the effect of future income expectations on consumer spending?
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How are government outputs valued for GDP calculations?
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What happens to goods produced during the year but not sold when calculating GDP?
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How are investment goods treated in GDP calculations despite being typically considered intermediate goods?
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Why do national income accountants use the cost of inputs for government outputs?
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What is meant by the consumption function shifting outwards?
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Study Notes
Aggregate Demand
- Aggregate Demand is the total amount spent by all consumers, businesses, firms, government agencies, and foreigners on final goods and services.
- Aggregate Demand is influenced by the price level, consumer income, government policies, and global events.
- AD is calculated as AD = C + I + G + (X – IM)
Components of Aggregate Demand
- Consumer Expenditure (C): Total spending by consumers on newly produced goods and services (excluding new homes).
- Investment Spending (I): Expenditures by businesses on new plants, equipment, and households on new homes.
- Government Spending (G): Purchases of goods and services by all levels of government.
- Net Exports (NX): The difference between exports (X) and imports (IM), indicating the trade balance.
National Income (NI)
- NI is the sum of all income earned by individuals in the economy, including wages, interest, rents, and profits.
- It excludes government transfer payments and considers income before taxes.
Disposable Income (DI)
- DI is the income remaining after taxes and transfers are deducted.
- DI = NI - (taxes + transfers)
Circular Flow of Income
- Shows the flow of income and expenditures between households and firms.
- Injections represent expenditures on domestic goods and services from outside the households sector, including investment, government spending, and export revenue.
- Withdrawals are the part of national income not spent on domestic goods and services, including savings, taxes, and imports.
Measuring GDP
- GDP can be measured using three approaches:
- Expenditure Method: Summing final demand from consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners (Y = C + I + G + NX).
- Income Method: Adding up all income earned in the economy.
- Output/Value Added Method: Summing the value added by each firm in the economy, avoiding double counting.
Components of the Expenditure Method
- C: Consumer spending.
- I: Gross private domestic investment (excluding government investment).
- G: Government purchases of goods and services (excluding transfer payments).
- NX: Net exports (exports - imports).
Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC)
- The fraction of an extra dollar of income that households spend on consumption.
- Represents the slope of the consumption function.
- MPC = 1 – MPS (Marginal Propensity to Save).
Consumption Function
- Shows the relationship between total consumer spending and total disposable income, holding other factors constant.
- Movements along the consumption function occur only because of changes in disposable income.
- Shifts in the consumption function are caused by changes in factors such as wealth, the price level, inflation rate, real interest rate, and future income expectations.
Exceptions to the Rule of GDP
- Government Outputs: Valued at the cost of inputs used to produce them, as they are not sold in the market.
- Goods Added to Inventories: Count towards GDP even if they are not sold, as they are considered purchased by the firms that produce them.
- Investment Goods: While considered intermediate goods, they are treated as final products demanded by the firms that purchase them to avoid double counting.
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Explore the concepts of Aggregate Demand and National Income through this quiz. Understand how various components like consumer expenditure, investment, government spending, and net exports interact to shape the economy. Test your knowledge on these crucial economic terms and calculations.
