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EC140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Unemployment Benefits, Retained Earnings, Net Domestic Product

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EC140
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Angela Trimarchi

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For the economy as a whole, total expenditures must equal total income received; every dollar spent must be received by someone else as income. Adds up production of each firm (value-added only). Gdp is measured by counting the value added at each stage of production; we must take the value of production minus the cost of the intermediate goods and services used to produce that output. The value added approach is also called the production approach- consider the following example which indicates how to measure. This table shows value added for all of the stages of production of a suit. It outlines all of the stages of production and only when the suit is ready for consumption by the ultimate user, will it be counted in gdp. Value added = total value - cost of intermediate products. Contribution to gdp: 1 suit valued at total value of all transactions:

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Related Questions

The expenditure and resource cost-income approaches to calculating GDP arrive at the same final number, but they calculate that number in different ways. To illustrate, consider the possible effects of the following transactions on GDP:

1. Ralph pays The Home Station $1,200 to plant a new lawn in his backyard. He's attracted by The Home Station's guarantee that he'll be happy with the new lawn, or he'll get his money back.
2. The Home Station pays Al's Lawn Care $850 to plant the lawn.
3. Al's Lawn Care buys grass seed worth $200 from Green Center Nursery.

Compute contributions to GDP, using the expenditure approach. Assume that Green Center Nursery receives the grass seed at no charge and that other costs are zero.

Hint: Add the amount of money spent by buyers of final goods and services.

Which of the following would be included in the expenditure method of calculating GDP? Check all that apply.

-The Home Station spends $850.

-Ralph spends $1,200.

-Al's Lawn Care spends $200.

The total contribution to GDP, measured by the expenditure method, is $______


Now use the following table to compute contributions to GDP, employing the resource cost-income approach. In particular, indicate the costs of intermediate goods and the value-added at each stage of production.

Stage of Production Sale Value Cost of Intermediate Goods Resource Cost-Income
Green Center Nursery $200 ? ?
Al's Lawn Care $850 ? ?
The Home Station $1,200 ? ?

The contribution to GDP that you found using the expenditure approach corresponds to the sum of the _____ at each stage of production.

51. Gross national product equals:
A) the aggregate output of the citizens & businesses of aneconomy in a 1-year period.
B) the aggregate final output of the citizens & businesses ofan economy in a 1-year period.
C) the total market value of all goods & services produced inan economy in a 1-year period.
D) the total market value of all final goods & servicesproduced in an economy in a 1-year period.

52. Which of the following is not included in GNP but is includedin GDP?
A) The value of a Portuguese company's production in the UnitedStates.
B) The income of a U.S. citizen working in Portugal.
C) The value of a U.S. company's production in Portugal.
D) The sales of a U.S. company to U.S. citizens.

53. To calculate GDP, multiply the __________ of each final goodand service produced in an economy in a year by its __________ andthen sum the result.
A) quantity; share in total output C) price, share in totaloutput
B) quantity; price D) price, quality

54. Counting both the value of the flour used to make a loaf ofbread and the value of the loaf of bread as part of GDP:
A) is necessary to accurately compute GDP.
B) is incorrect because bread is an intermediate product.
C) is incorrect because flour is an intermediate good.
D) is incorrect because flour is a final good.

55. Suppose the value of your home increases from $100,000 to$125,000. If you continue to live in your home, the increase in itsvalue:
A) adds nothing to GDP. C) increases GDP by $100,000.
B) increases GDP by $25,000. D) increases GDP by $125,000.

56. If a used car dealer buys a car for $6000 and resells it for$6500, how much has been added to GDP?
A) nothing. B) $500. C) $6000. D) $6500

57. Which of the following is not a part of this year's GDP?
A) The value of a product produced last year but sold thisyear.
B) The value of a haircut.
C) The value of a new car produced and purchased during theyear.
D) The value of new homes built this year, regardless of whetherthey are sold.

58. Which of the following would not increase this year'sGDP?
A) Home repairs performed by the owner.
B) A commission charged by your broker when you sold 100 shares ofBorden stock.
C) The sales of a corporation.
D) The value of a doctor's services to his or her patients.

59. The circular flow model shows:
A) the movement of expenditures and factor payments through theeconomy.
B) how national income is distributed to individuals.
C) how national income changes over time.
D) the movement of goods from one business to another.

What is the market for factors of production?

  1. What is the market for factors of production?

    1. The market for factors of production is where households and firms interact to trade factors of production for factor payments. For example this is where people provide firms with labor and firms pay them with wages. 

  2. What is the money market?

    1. The money market is where households, firms, and the government may save and/or invest their money to earn interests. Money market includes banks, stock market, bonds market, and other financial institutions where economic actors can buy and sell financial assets to earn interests and/or dividends.

  3. Who are the three economic actors in the circular flow model?

    1. In a circular flow model, the three main economic actors are the households, firms, and the government. Households include the typical individual consumers. Firms include businesses and similar producers in the economy. Finally, the government refers to the whole government system from federal to local level.

  4. How is the national income of an economy determined?

    1. The national income of an economy is determined by measuring the total value of the output produced in an economy or the total income earned by the actors in the economy. In a circular flow model, we can see that the value of total output produced should equal the total value of income generated and earned in the economy. This is because every dollar spent by someone in the economy is received by another person in the economy as income.

  5. What is GDP?

    1. The gross domestic product or GDP represents the sum total of the value of the final goods and services produced within the economy for a given year. It is the most commonly used measure of its economy’s productivity and income.