If real GDP is $22 trillion, consumption is $14 trillion, planned investment is $4 trillion, government purchases are $4 trillion, net exports are -$1 trillion, then the unintended inventory adjustment is:
a. -$2 trillion.
b. -$1 trillion.
c. $1 trillion.
d. $2 trillion.
c
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A variable that RBC theory is simply not interested in and seldom attempts to explain or predict is
A) employment. B) the real interest rate. C) the real wage rate. D) the price level.
Tom and Jerry have two tasks to do all day: make dishes and build fences. If Tom spends all day making dishes, he will have make 16 dishes. If he instead devotes his day to building fences, Tom will build 4 fences. If Jerry spends his day making dishes, he will make 14 dishes; if he spends the day building fences, he will build 7 fences. The opportunity cost of one fence is _______ for Tom and ________ for Jerry. Therefore Tom should specialize in ______________.
A. 4 dishes; 2 dishes; dishes B. 16 dishes; 14 dishes; dishes C. 4 dishes; 2 dishes; fences D. 16 dishes; 14 dishes; fences
The ratio of the change in consumption to the change in disposable income is called the
A) marginal utility of consumption. B) average utility of consumption. C) marginal propensity to consume. D) average propensity to consume.
Refer to Scenario 13.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 13.2: The government of Stratospheria is currently inviting investors to bid for the exclusive right to provide cable television service to its residents. The market demand for this service is P=55-0.01Q, where Q is the number of households that would subscribe to the cable service and P is the monthly fee charged to the subscribers. The associated marginal revenue curve is MR=55-0.02Q. Fun Cable Company is interested in bidding for the right to provide cable service in Stratospheria. It has a constant average and marginal cost of $5 for providing cable service to each household.Refer to Scenario 13.2. If Fun Cable Company were to be awarded the exclusive right to provide cable service in Stratospheria,
what price would it charge per household per month? A. $5.00 B. $27.50 C. $30.00 D. $55.00