Suppose output is $1000 billion, government purchases are $200 billion, desired consumption is $700 billion, and desired investment is $150 billion. Net foreign lending would be equal to
A. $50 billion.
B. $150 billion.
C. -$50 billion.
D. -$150 billion.
Answer: C
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A) As the nation moves from a production point within the PPF to one on the PPF, opportunity costs increase. B) As the nation moves from a production point within the PPF to another point also within the PPF, opportunity costs increase. C) When the amount of resources increases, the opportunity cost of all goods and services increases. D) Resources are not equally productive in producing different kinds of goods and services. E) Because the nation cannot produce at the unattainable production points that lie beyond the PPF.
Tom is stranded on a deserted island where he can only consume coconuts and crabs. Two of his indifference curves are in the figure above
a) Would Tom prefer his consumption to be at point a or at point b? At point b or at point c? Explain your answers. b) Between points a and b, what is Tom's marginal rate of substitution for a crab?
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a. an increase in aggregate wage income b. an increased mood of optimism about the nation's economic prospects c. an increase in the value of corporate stocks d. a decrease in the income tax rate e. an increase in the interest rate
A country recently had a GDP of $1000 billion. Its consumption expenditures were $650 billion, its government spent $250 billion, and it had domestic investment of $150 billion. What was the value of this country's net capital outflow? Explain how you found your answer