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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FACTORS AFFECTING INDIAN ECONOMY 1|Page Gross Domestic Product The monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period‚ though GDP is usually calculated on an annual basis. It includes all of private and public consumption‚ government outlays‚ investments and exports less imports that occur within a defined territory. GDP = C + G + I + NX Where: "C" is equal to all private consumption‚ or consumer spending‚ in a
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CASE : Jaguar plc‚ 1984 Kwon‚ Hyuk Joo Kim‚ Min Chang‚ Hae Yoon Jeon‚ Joohwan Question 1 How much is Jaguar worth in 1984 The firm value of Jaguar is GBP 510‚977‚000 in 1984 under the scenario (A)‚ while the firm value is GBP 215‚492‚000 under the scenario (B). Since there is no change in real exchange rate under the scenario (A)‚ we just considered the change in nominal exchange rate due to the inflation difference between the U.S and the U.K. By using the nominal exchange rate‚ we converted
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Q1 1. Assume that the current interest rate is 8%. Let’s say that investors know that normally interest rates are 10%. How would this affect investors’ decisions with regard to how much money and bond holdings to keep? Investors will want to hold more cash instead of bonds. Because the investors know that normally interest rates are 10% which is more than the current interest 8%. That is to say investors expect the interest rates would increase in the future which will cause the decrease of value
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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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Introduction: With the interest rates having been cut four times since December 2009‚ by 350 basis points‚ the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) declared that the domestic economy is slowing. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is evidence that an economy is in recession. The contraction in growth is believed to have been caused by a slump in export demand‚ forcing both manufacturers and miners to cut production. The SARB’s monetary policy committee is in meeting to discuss further rate
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Federal Courts and Civil Liberties Federal Courts 1. Describe the federal court system (i.e.‚ all the in-class notes under that section). The supreme court Only one supreme court – created by the constitution Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Circuit court of Appeals 13 circuit courts – created by congress Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Contains 3 judges – need 2/3 judges District Courts 94 district courts – created by congress (every state
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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 an improvement in technology leads to an increase
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of capital.(Keynes said that) AD- CONSUMPTION‚INVESTMENT‚GOVERNMENT DEMAND At height of prosperity‚while consumption and investment (30 to 35%) Invest ment percentages came down...consumption didn’t (check empirical data) Check psychological factor of consumption..... Unemployment vs output rationality Based on the definition of unemployment Keynes theory Fiscal theories based on Keynes theory Upto 1970s everything was good. Then oil shock came up. “Philips curve relationship” Then
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more expensive. So with the parts that is used to construct the car that would affect the resource price. To add‚ Ferrari’s are hand- made‚ so there are no robots used. If robots were used‚ then production would be high‚ and cost less‚ so when you factor Ferrari’s made in small amounts and how expensive the materials are‚ that affects supply and demand. Consumers are waiting months and months at a time for a specific product like the Ferrari so that’s why consumers are willing to pay hundreds of thousands
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