Mandatory government spending is _____________ as a share of GDP and are mostly
increasing, purchases of goods & services by the government |
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decreasing, purchases of goods & services by the government |
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increasing, transfer payments |
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decreasing, transfer payments |
Mandatory government spending generally includes spending by the government on various programs for which it transfers certain amount to the account of the beneficiaries which is knows as transfer payments.These payments are made without any good or service being produced example-medicare, unemployment insurance, subsidies and social security and this results in an increase in governnment spending
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Mandatory government spending is _____________ as a share of GDP and are mostly increasing, purchases of...
Between 1969 and 2019, total government spending __________ as a share of GDP, with __________ spending representing a smaller share of the federal budget. Group of answer choices decreased / mandatory increased / discretionary increased / mandatory decreased / discretionary
The government purchases component of GDP includes: Select one: a. purchases of final goods and services. b. interest payments on government debt. c. transfer payments. d. payments made to social security recipients.
What is the eventual effect on real GDP if the government increases its purchases of goods and services by $60,000? Assume the marginal propensity to consume ( MPC) is 0.75. What is the eventual effect on real GDP if the government, instead of changing its spending, increases transfers by $60,000? Assume the MPC has not changed. An increase in government transfers or taxes, as opposed to an increase in government purchases of goods and services, will result in O a...
Account Change in Inventories Private Consumption Spending Interest Payments made by private firms Government Subsidies Net Private Investment (excludes depreciation) 45 Government Purchases of Goods Depreciation Wages & Salaries (pre-tax) Government Purchases of Services Government Transfer Payments Imports Exports Sales Tax Divedend Payments & Retained Earnings ValuePart of 2000 365 30 200 つつ 1100 90 400 400 500 95 900 (a) Calculate the value of GDP using the expenditure approach (b) Calculate the value of GDP using the income approach....
19. Which of the following is included in government expenditures when measuring GDP? A) Social Security payments B) unemployment compensation payments C) pension payment made to past presidents D) the current president's salary 20. Transfer payments A) are included in the government expenditure category in gross domestic product. B) refer to all payments made to households by governments. C) refer to payments made by the government that are not made to purchase a good or service. D) are made by...
Which of the following is considered mandatory government spending? payments to Social Security recipients funding for the Environmental Protection Agency international aid to poor countries payments to active military personnel infrastructure maintenance spending
9. Transfer payments are: A. spending that transfers resources from the government to individuals. B. payments that individuals make to the government. C. when individuals transfer stock ownership in lieu of payment with cash or other liquid assets. D. when individuals transfer cash for payments of a good or service. 10. U.S. exports are: A. U.S. goods sold to foreigners. B. Foreign goods bought by Americans. C. U.S. goods sold to Americans. D. Foreign and U.S. goods sold to foreigners,...
1. Government spending required by laws other than appropriation acts is also known as what? a. Budget spending b. Mandatory spending c. Discretionary spending d. Deficit spending 2. Which of the following statements is true? a. Mandatory spending is determined by law and discretionary spending is determined by appropriation acts. b. Discretionary spending is determined by the president with advice from Congress, and mandatory spending is determined by the Supreme Court. c. Neither mandatory nor discretionary spending can be changed....
GDP would be a better measure of economic well-being if it included: Select one: a. the costs of education. b. the total value of intermediate goods. c. the market value of final goods. d. the value of leisure. The government purchases component of GDP includes: Select one: a. purchases of final goods and services. b. interest payments on government debt. c. transfer payments. d. payments made to social security recipients.
QUESTION 2 Trillions of dollars GDP Consumption Government spending Exports Imports Budget balance Refer to the table shown. How much tax revenue does the government collect? (Assume transfer payments are equal to zero) Tax revenue = $ __trillion. (Round to one decimal place.)