Economics
(a) Determine whether each of the following statements is True, False or Uncertain. Give a brief explanation for your choice (brief explanation accounts for 2 out of the 3 marks).
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When the economy goes into a recession, there's an increase in frictional
unemployment. (3 marks)
According to Okun's law, if full-employment output is Gh¢5000 billion, then each
percentage point of unemployment sustained for one year reduces output by Gh¢50 billion. (3 marks)
If the number of employed workers in a country decreases, the unemployment rate in the country will increase. (3 marks)
An·increase in the duration of unemployment should be linked to a decrease in flows in and out of unemployment if one is to keep unemp
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1) If a country has a population of 500 million, an adult working age population of...
1) If a country has a population of 500 million, an adult working age population of 300 million, and there are 160 million people employed and 40 million people looking for work, then its unemployment rate is A) 8% B) 13.33. C) 20% D) 25% E) none of the above. 2) If disposable income increases by $100 million, and consumption increases by $75 million, then the marginal propensity to consume is A) 0.9. B) 0.8. C) 0.75 D) 0.6. 3)...
Section B B22 Expansionary demand management policy measures tend to… [1] raise the real GDP and...
Section B
B22 Expansionary demand management policy measures tend
to…
[1] raise the real GDP and inflation.
[2] increase price level and decrease real output.
[3] increase both inflation and the level of unemployment.
[4] Increase the production cost, which will decrease total
production.
B24 Which of the following is NOT the cause of
demand-pull inflation?
[1] increase in consumption spending.
[2] a decrease in interest rates.
[3] increase in net exports.
[4] rising commodity (e.g. oil) price.
B25 Cost-push...
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A firm's labor demand and labor supply equations are shown below. Labor demand equation: Ld = 50 – 4w Labor supply equation: Ls=-20 + 3w, where w is the wage per hour worked, Ld is the number of workers demanded by firms, and Ls...
Question 1: IS-LM-AD in a closed economy (35 Marks) The following represent the key equations for...
Question 1: IS-LM-AD in a closed economy (35 Marks) The following represent the key equations for a closed economy: Md 18+0.5Y-450 Money demand C" = 6 + 0.8(Y-T)-250r 1 -33-200r u-u0.3 a) Write out the equations for the IS and LM curves for this economy, with the real Desired consumption Desired investment Initial budget position Okun's law Y-Y rate of interest (r) on the left-hand side. Next, use these relationships to find the AD curve, written with output (Y) on...
Multiple choice. Circle the best answer. 3 points each 1) Silver is an example of a...
Multiple choice. Circle the best answer. 3 points each 1) Silver is an example of a A) commodity money, B) barter money, C) fiat money. D) representative money. 2. Which of the following functions of money would be violated if inflation were high? A) unit of account B) store of value C) certificate of gold D) medium of exchange 3. If nominal GDP is $600 billion and the money supply is SO billion, the velocity of money is A) 0.125....
1 2 3 4 When fiscal stimulus is being used to fight a recession, how long...
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When fiscal stimulus is being used to fight a recession, how long do the inside and outside lags last? a. Several decades b. Several weeks c. A year or two at least d. One to three months Report Problem NEXT QUESTION Other things being equal, when the effective multiplier for fiscal policy is 2, government purchases would require how much change to close a $500 billion negative output gap? ao $1 trillion increase b.o d.o $1...
Tuestion Completion Status: From the list on your right select the letter that contains the word,...
Tuestion Completion Status: From the list on your right select the letter that contains the word, please, name, etc that best matches the word, phrase, name, etc listed on the left. A Explains why SRAS is upward sloping B. Nominal GDP C. Unemployed D. AD declines, SRAS remains unchanged, both price and output decline E. Full employment if cyclical unemployment is equal to zero F. Is hurt by deflation G. Focuses on the short-run An economy with a combined structural...
00000000 LELOGUCCO in the short run unemployment and output are pretty tightly linked According Okun's Lew...
00000000 LELOGUCCO in the short run unemployment and output are pretty tightly linked According Okun's Lew a) One extra point of unemployment costs two percent of GOT b) Two extra points of unemployment costs three percent of GDP c) Three extra point of unemployment costs mine percent of OOP d) Five extra points of unemployment costs five percent of GDP The shadow banking System nearly died in 2002 Then the system was 20-years old it had grown because of a...
Q1 Which of the following are included and which are excluded in calculating this year's GDP....
Q1 Which of the following are included and which are excluded in calculating this year's GDP. Explain in each instance. a. A monthly scholarship cheque received by an economics student b. The purchase of an almost new tractor by farmer Kojo C. The cashing in of a savings bond d. An increase in business inventories e. Tim Horton's purchases a corner grocery store f. Fearless Qweenie Kong, a stuntwoman, purchases a life insurance policy for a billion dollars ($) g....
1) If a country has a population of 500 million, an adult working age population of 300 million, and there are 160 million people employed and 40 million people looking for work, then its unemployment rate is A) 8% B) 13.33. C) 20% D) 25% E) none of the above. 2) If disposable income increases by $100 million, and consumption increases by $75 million, then the marginal propensity to consume is A) 0.9. B) 0.8. C) 0.75 D) 0.6. 3)...
Section B
B22 Expansionary demand management policy measures tend
to…
[1] raise the real GDP and inflation.
[2] increase price level and decrease real output.
[3] increase both inflation and the level of unemployment.
[4] Increase the production cost, which will decrease total
production.
B24 Which of the following is NOT the cause of
demand-pull inflation?
[1] increase in consumption spending.
[2] a decrease in interest rates.
[3] increase in net exports.
[4] rising commodity (e.g. oil) price.
B25 Cost-push...
Please show step by step on how the calculations are made: Thank
you.
I have uploaded 3 questions which is the normal number of
maximum questions answered in 1 post.
Question 1:
Question 2:
Question 3:
A firm's labor demand and labor supply equations are shown below. Labor demand equation: Ld = 50 – 4w Labor supply equation: Ls=-20 + 3w, where w is the wage per hour worked, Ld is the number of workers demanded by firms, and Ls...
Question 1: IS-LM-AD in a closed economy (35 Marks) The following represent the key equations for a closed economy: Md 18+0.5Y-450 Money demand C" = 6 + 0.8(Y-T)-250r 1 -33-200r u-u0.3 a) Write out the equations for the IS and LM curves for this economy, with the real Desired consumption Desired investment Initial budget position Okun's law Y-Y rate of interest (r) on the left-hand side. Next, use these relationships to find the AD curve, written with output (Y) on...
Multiple choice. Circle the best answer. 3 points each 1) Silver is an example of a A) commodity money, B) barter money, C) fiat money. D) representative money. 2. Which of the following functions of money would be violated if inflation were high? A) unit of account B) store of value C) certificate of gold D) medium of exchange 3. If nominal GDP is $600 billion and the money supply is SO billion, the velocity of money is A) 0.125....
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When fiscal stimulus is being used to fight a recession, how long do the inside and outside lags last? a. Several decades b. Several weeks c. A year or two at least d. One to three months Report Problem NEXT QUESTION Other things being equal, when the effective multiplier for fiscal policy is 2, government purchases would require how much change to close a $500 billion negative output gap? ao $1 trillion increase b.o d.o $1...
Tuestion Completion Status: From the list on your right select the letter that contains the word, please, name, etc that best matches the word, phrase, name, etc listed on the left. A Explains why SRAS is upward sloping B. Nominal GDP C. Unemployed D. AD declines, SRAS remains unchanged, both price and output decline E. Full employment if cyclical unemployment is equal to zero F. Is hurt by deflation G. Focuses on the short-run An economy with a combined structural...
00000000 LELOGUCCO in the short run unemployment and output are pretty tightly linked According Okun's Lew a) One extra point of unemployment costs two percent of GOT b) Two extra points of unemployment costs three percent of GDP c) Three extra point of unemployment costs mine percent of OOP d) Five extra points of unemployment costs five percent of GDP The shadow banking System nearly died in 2002 Then the system was 20-years old it had grown because of a...
Q1 Which of the following are included and which are excluded in calculating this year's GDP. Explain in each instance. a. A monthly scholarship cheque received by an economics student b. The purchase of an almost new tractor by farmer Kojo C. The cashing in of a savings bond d. An increase in business inventories e. Tim Horton's purchases a corner grocery store f. Fearless Qweenie Kong, a stuntwoman, purchases a life insurance policy for a billion dollars ($) g....
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