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Economics 201 Ch 5
Principles of Economics Ch 5
Question | Answer |
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Gross Domestic Product | The market value of all final goods and services produced annually. |
Intermediate Good | A good that has not reached its final user, but rather is an input in the production of another good. |
Nonproduction transactions include: | Used goods, financial transactions, and transfer payments. |
Transfer Payments | Transfers of income from the government to households or businesses. |
Two measures of Total Output | GDP and National Income |
Total Expenditures consists of four types of spending: | Consumption, Investment, Government purchases, and Net Exports |
Investment | The acquisition of new physical capital. |
Investment consists of: | New capital, changes in business inventories, and new residential housing. |
Net Exports= | Exports - Imports |
Exports | Total foreign purchases of domestic goods. |
Imports | Total domestic purchases of foreign goods. |
Government Purchases | Spending by federal, state, and local governments on goods and services. |
National income consists of these types of payments. | Employee compensation, proprietor's income, corporate profits, Rental income, and Net interest income. |
Real GDP | GDP adjusted for changes in the price level. |
Absolute Economic Growth | Refers to an increase in Real GDP. |
The phases of the business cycle: | 1.Expansion, 2. Peak, 3. Contraction, and 4. Trough |
Expansion | When Real GDP is increasing. |
Peak | The highest phase of the business cycle. |
Contraction | When the Real GDP is decreasing. |
Trough | The lowest phase of the business cycle. |