In examining the national income accounts of the closed economy of Nepotocracy you see that this year it had taxes of $100 billion, transfers of $20 billion, and government purchases of goods and services of $70 billion. You also notice that last year it had private saving of $70 billion and investment of $50 billion. In which year did Nepotocracy have a budget deficit of $20 billion?
a. this year and last year
b. this year but not last year
c. last year but not this year
d. neither this year nor last year
c
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The framers of the Constitution sought to limit the economic role of the government as evidenced by
A) all of the above. B) the enumeration of the permissible powers of the federal government in Article I, Section 8. C) the 5th Amendment's limitation on the government's power to take private property. D) the 10th Amendment's allocation of all non-enumerated powers to the states and the people.
A currency board is set up to:
a. manage free-floating currencies. b. gradually eliminate currency pegs. c. give a peg added durability. d. immediately eliminate currency pegs.
Suppose a jar of DeLux popcorn that is ultimately sold to a customer at Friendly Groceries is produced by the following production process: Name of CompanyRevenuesCost of Purchased InputsCitrus Growers Inc.$0.750Florida Jam Company$2.00$0.75The Corner Store$2.50$2.00 If the corn was grown and the jar of popcorn produced in the year 2017, but the jar was sold at Friendly Groceries in the year 2018, what is the contribution of these transactions to GDP in the year 2017?
A. $0.50 B. $2.00 C. $3.00 D. $2.50
If a currency appreciates, a country’s net exports
A. fall and AD increases. B. rise and AD increases. C. fall and AD decreases. D. rise and AD decreases.