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Calculation of the level of household spending.
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The table below details the composition of an economy’s GDP by spending category.
Category
Expenditures (billions of dollars)
Fixed business investment
$3,550.00
Durable goods
$2,600.00
Exports
$600.00
Federal government purchases
$1,250.00
New home construction
$1,000.00
Imports
$720.00
Change in inventories
$-300.00
Nondurable goods
$4,400.00
Services
$9,350.00
State and local government purchases
$2,150.00
Use the information in the table to calculate the following:a) Consumption: $ billionb) Investment: $ billionc) Government: $ billiond) Net exports: $ billione) GDP: $ billion
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Think about the different components of GDP and how they change with the business cycle. Which component of consumption fluctuates the most?Choose one:A. nondurable goodsB. durable goodsC. new home constructionD. services
Part 3
Consider the net exports component of GDP. Suppose exports increase by $100 billion and…
The table below details the composition of an economy’s GDP by spending category. Category Expenditures (billions of dollars) Fixed business investment $3,250.00 Durable goods $2,100.00 Exports $700.00 Federal government purchases $1,600.00 New home construction $1,000.00 Imports $840.00 Change in inventories $-250.00 Nondurable goods $5,200.00 Services $8,250.00 State and local government purchases $2,550.00 Use the information in the table to calculate the following:
a) Consumption: $ billionb) Investment: $ billionc) Government: $ billiond) Net exports: $ billione) GDP: $ billion
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a) GDP captures all income created in the economy, GDP also captures all expenditures made in the economy’ is the statement true ir false? briefly explain. (b) “commercial banks make money by making money.” briefly explain the ,eaning of this statement
Chapter 8 Solutions
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Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1.1RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.3RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.4RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.5RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.6PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.7PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.8PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.9PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.10PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.1.11PA
Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1.14PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.2.1RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.2.2RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.2.3RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.2.4PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.2.9PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.2.10PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.1RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.2RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.3RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.4PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.5PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.6PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.7PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.8PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.9PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3.10PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.4.1RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.4.3RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8.4.4PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.4.6PACh. 8 - Prob. 8.4.7PACh. 8 - Briefly discuss the accuracy of the following...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1RDECh. 8 - Prob. 8.2RDECh. 8 - Prob. 8.6RDECh. 8 - Prob. 8.7RDE
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