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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When inflation is high‚ people increasingly fear that this will decrease their future purchasing power and their standard of living. Uncertainty about where prices of goods and services will be in the future makes it more difficult for people to make good economic decisions. That uncertainty is increased when prices are rising‚ since in these circumstances inflation is rarely stable and predictable. High inflation encourages approximate investments at the expense of more productive investments. It
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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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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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Macro economics 1876 to 1929 (Classical theory) Then great depression happened. US AND UK changes US - Tax increase by Herbet Hoover UK- No change‚state wouldn’t intervene Then Keynes came into picture 1.Get govt to spend on public works program which is relatively cheaper 2.Put money into the hands of the people‚increase in the consumption The problem is that of lack of aggregate demand.He gave a fiscal policy kind of solution..Why? Aggregate demand was tackled.. Either through
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CHAPTER 3 National Income: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes Questions for Review 1. The factors of production and the production technology determine the amount of output an economy can produce. The factors of production are the inputs used to produce goods and services: the most important factors are capital and labor. The production technology determines how much output can be produced from any given amounts of these inputs. An increase in one of the factors of production or
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1. People like Ferraris. Ferrari’s cost as much as consumers are willing and able to pay for them! The cost of Ferrari does depend on markets and prices‚ which makes up the market system. Resource prices also determine the cost a product or good. The higher the resource price‚ the higher the cost of production‚ and price of the good would be‚ which brings you to supply and demand. If you able to produce a product at a certain price and consumers keep buying‚ then you would not have to make any adjustments
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics D.A. Torrez ECO/372 October 25‚ 2012 Kirk Marangi Fundamentals of Macroeconomics What is economics? Economics is the study of what people do to coordinate their want and desires through production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services (Colander‚ 2010). To understand economics‚ one has to understand the basic fundamentals of economics. Economics is based on two groups’ macroeconomics and microeconomics. So what is macroeconomics? Macroeconomics is the
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Topics on Economics Name Institution Instructor Subject Date Keynesian approaches in achieving long run macroeconomic stability The two schools of economic thoughts have different perspectives on how macroeconomic stability can be achieved. Keynesian economics became prominent when John Maynard Keynes introduced the concept of active participation of government in stabilizing the economy. This was because the private sector alone was not able to sustain stability
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