Representative Goods in Macroeconomics
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What is the purpose of using a representative good in macroeconomics?

  • To simplify the analysis of how the country's total production and the level of employment are related to attributes (correct)
  • To study what happens to the many real commodities that are bought and sold in the market
  • To analyze how individual output levels, prices, and employment levels of different goods are determined
  • To distinguish the labour of the manager of a firm from the labour of the accountant of the firm
  • Why do we sometimes depart from using a representative good in macroeconomics?

  • To distinguish the labour of the manager of a firm from the labour of the accountant of the firm
  • To understand the interdependence or rivalry between two sectors of the economy (correct)
  • To simplify the analysis of how the country's total production and the level of employment are related to attributes
  • To analyze how individual output levels, prices, and employment levels of different goods are determined
  • What are the three general kinds of commodities that may be taken as a representative of all commodities being produced within the economy?

  • Agricultural goods, industrial goods, and services (correct)
  • Agricultural goods, technology goods, and services
  • Agricultural goods, industrial goods, and labor
  • Industrial goods, technology goods, and services
  • What may be overlooked when using a representative good in macroeconomics?

    <p>Vital distinctive characteristics of individual goods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why may a single category of labor not be an effective representative of all kinds of labor?

    <p>The labor of the manager of a firm may be unable to distinguish from the labor of the accountant of the firm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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