Description : 6. Assume that Potential Real GDP equals $10,000. National Income is therefore $10,000. Of this, consumers will pay $2,000 in taxes, save $1,000, and spend $7,000 on consumer goods. Business Investment ... . budget deficit of $1000 c. budget surplus of $1000 d. budget deficit of $2000 C C A A C
Last Answer : c. budget surplus of $1000
Description : Crowding out means that a. a government budget deficit lowers interest rates and causes investment spending to rise b. an increase in marginal tax rates lowers production c. a government ... spending to fall d. a government budget deficit raises American exports and lowers American imports
Last Answer : c. a government budget deficit raises interest rates and causes investment spending to fall
Description : 10. Crowding out means that a. a government budget deficit lowers interest rates and causes investment spending to rise b. an increase in marginal tax rates lowers production c. a ... investment spending to fall d. a government budget deficit raises American exports and lowers American imports
Description : 5. Assume that there are two goods, A and B. In 1996, Americans produced 10 units of A at a price of $10 and 20 units of B at a price of $20. In 2002, Americans produced 20 units of A at a price of $20 ... at a price of $30. The Nominal GDP for 2002 is: a. $100 b. $400 c. $500 d. $900 e. $1300
Last Answer : e. $1300
Description : 5. Disposable Income is equal to: a. National Income c. National Income Minus Taxes b. Real GDP c. National Income Minus Taxes d. National Income Minus Taxes Plus Transfers
Last Answer : d. National Income Minus Taxes Plus Transfers
Description : When my income was $100,000, I paid $10,000 in taxes. When my income became $200,000, I paid $40,000 in taxes. My marginal tax rate is: a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%
Last Answer : c. 30%
Description : Are indirect business taxes included in the measurement of GDP?
Last Answer : I'm pretty sure they aren't included at all, just like Government spending does not include benefit payments for GDP purposes. GDP is all about what an economy produces; things like taxes and food stamps ... what a country is producing. I'm still not 100% on that though, so you should verify it.
Description : 4. For which of the following reasons might inflation cause Real GDP to grow slower than it otherwise would? a. Inflation makes everyone poorer b. Inflation reduces the value of consumer debt c. Inflation increases business investment spending d. Inflation decreases savings in financial form
Last Answer : d. Inflation decreases savings in financial form
Description : Forced Savings refer to - (1) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices (2) Taxes on individual income and wealth (3) Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers (4) Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Last Answer : (1) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices Explanation: Forced saving is an economic situation in which consumers spend less than their disposable income, not because they want to ... free economy, this situation would normally result in increase in prices and inflow of more goods.
Description : Forced Savings refer to (1) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices (2) Taxes on individual income and wealth (3) Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers (4) Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Last Answer : Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices
Description : Which of the following taxes is such which does not cause rise in price ? (1) Import duty (2) Income tax (3) Octoroi (4) Sales tax
Last Answer : Income tax
Description : 8. If the monetary base is increased by $1,000 and the reserve requirement is 10% (1/10), by how much will the money supply be increased? a. $100 b. $1,000 c. $5,000 d. $10,000
Last Answer : d. $10,000
Description : 6. Using the numbers in question 5, the Real GDP for 2002 is: a. $400 b. $500 c. $800 d. $900 e. $1,300
Last Answer : c. $800
Description : What is the correct formula for GDP Deflater? a) Nominal GDP - (minus) Real GDP b) Nominal GDP + Real GDP c) Nominal GDP/ Real GDP d) Real GDP/ Nominal GDP
Last Answer : c) Nominal GDP/ Real GDP
Description : A period of expansion and contraction measured by real GDP is called (a) Business cycle (b) Expansion © Recession (d) Contraction
Last Answer : (a) Business cycle
Description : Let's say you win $10,000. How much will they take out for taxes?
Last Answer : answer:Here’s an article from Bankrate.com that explains it pretty well: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20020520b.asp Florida doesn’t have a state income tax, so that helps. I would consult an actual financial advisor though, it definitely varies by state and amount won.
Description : What are the penalties for owing $10,000 in back taxes to the IRS, for 2 years?
Last Answer : It is going to depend on if they are personal or Business Taxes, and it will depend on how late you are in filing for the late period or extension period.
Description : Which of the following is not a component of GDP? (a) Government spending (b) Investment © Interest (d) Net exports
Last Answer : © Interest
Description : Do we care if S&P lowers the US credit rating?
Last Answer : I’m hoping for it. The measures used to gauge a “good economy” have consistently proven themselves to be entirely the interest of the rich, and have little to no bearing on the poor working class and middle class.
Description : If we paid off the $10 trillion national debt, would there be no more money left?
Last Answer : you know i really dont know, my question is how do we just make money? why can the government just create money out of thin air? Dosent that make the US dollar worth less. Stupid government and rich people.
Description : The difference between Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product GDP) is (a) Excess of subsidies over indirect taxes ; (b) Depreciation ; (c) Net foreign income from abroad (d) Excess of indirect taxes over subsidies
Last Answer : (c) Net foreign income from abroad
Description : GDP at factor cost exceeds GDP at market price (a) When the factor income from abroad is negative ; (b) When depreciation on fixed capital exceeds income in investment; (c) When direct tax exceeds indirect tax ; (d) When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes.
Last Answer : (d) When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes.
Description : GDP at market price exceeds GDP at factor cost by the amount of revenue raised through ………………. (a) Direct taxes ; (b) Indirect taxes ; (c) Income tax ; (d) Tax on rents
Last Answer : ; (b) Indirect taxes ;
Description : Assume that the required ratio is 10 percent and bank receives $1,000 deposit. What is the excess reserves ? (a) $100 (b) $9,000 (c) $900 (d) $10,000
Last Answer : (c) $900
Description : When does lowering taxes increase government revenue?
Last Answer : Economics is not an exact science. It is a lot of guesswork, There is no mutually agreed way to determine whether to raise or lower taxes; it is determined more by politics than by economics.
Description : What is Value Added Tax (VAT)? (1) A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers (2) A new initiative taken by the Government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups (3) A ... like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc. (4) A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods
Last Answer : (3) A single tax that replaces State taxes like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc. Explanation: A value added tax (VAT) is a form of consumption tax. A VAT is like a sales tax in that ... under the single tax system based primarily or exclusively on one tax, typically chosen for its special properties.
Description : Taxes are as certain as the death, because - (1) They constitute the major source of government revenue. (2) Government have no other source of revenue. (3) Most PSUs are run inefficiently. (4) Government has its own budget constraints.
Last Answer : (1) They constitute the major source of government revenue. Explanation: Benjamin Franklin's utterance, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," when applied ... draws on the actual inevitability of death to highlight the difficulty in avoiding the burden of taxes.
Description : Taxes on professions can be levied by : (1) State government only (2) both by state and union government (3) by panchayats only (4) Union government only
Last Answer : (1) State government only Explanation: In India, the professional tax is imposed at the state level. However, not all the states impose this tax. Business owners, working individuals, ... comes under the purview of this tax. Professional tax is levied by particular Municipal Corporations.
Description : )The government set up a committee headed by the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes some time back to go into - (1) codification of tax laws (2) the entire structure of tax ... generation of black money, its transfer abroad and bringing back such money into India's legitimate financial system
Last Answer : (4) aspects of generation of black money, its transfer abroad and bringing back such money into India's legitimate financial system Explanation: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ... steps to prevent generation of illicit funds through transactions in property, bullion and equity market.
Description : Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Central Government? (1) Income tax (2) Customs duty (3) Professional tax (4) Excise duty
Last Answer : (3) Professional tax Explanation: A professional tax, also known as an occupation tax or a professional privilege lax, is a tax that a professional must pay to receive the right to practice a ... and a professional who has clients in more than one state may owe professional taxes in several states.
Description : Taxes are as certain as the death, because (1) They constitute the major source of government revenue. (2) Government have no other source of revenue. (3) Most PSUs are run inefficiently. (4) Government has its own budget constraints.
Last Answer : They constitute the major source of government revenue.
Last Answer : State government only
Description : The government set up a committee headed by the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes some time back to go into - (1) codification of tax laws (2) the entire structure of tax ... generation of black money, its transfer abroad and bringing back such money into India's legitimate financial system
Last Answer : aspects of generation of black money, its transfer abroad and bringing back such money into India’s legitimate financial system
Description : Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Central Government ? (1) Income tax (2) Customs duty (3) Professional tax (4) Excise duty
Last Answer : Professional tax
Description : What is Value Added Tax (VAT) ? (1) A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers (2) A new initiative taken by the Government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups (3) A ... like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc. (4) A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods
Last Answer : A single tax that replaces State taxes like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc.
Description : Acording to Keynesian theory of income determination, at full employment, a fall in aggregate demand causes - (1) a fall in prices of output and resources (2) a fall in real gross National product ... a rise in real gross National product and investment (4) a rise in prices of output and resources
Last Answer : (1) a fall in prices of output and resources Explanation: In 1936, John Maynard Keynes published the book "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money to explain the prolonged and ... at a below-full-employment equilibrium. Suppose that the economy is at the full-employment equilibrium.
Description : According to Keynesian theory of income determination, at full employment, a fall in aggregate demand causes (1) a fall in prices of output and resources (2) a fall in real gross National product and ... rise in real gross National product and investment (4) a rise in prices of output and resources
Last Answer : a fall in prices of output and resources
Description : Given Real GDP 8.25%, Nominal GDP 11.25%, Rate of inflation will be (a) 2.5% ; (b) 3% ; (c) 4.25% ; (d) 3.5%
Last Answer : (b) 3% ;
Description : A Black Market is a situation wherein (1) Goods are loaded by the producers (2) Goods are sold secretly (3) Goods are sold at prices higher than what is fixed by the Government (4) Goods are made available (sold) only after there is a rise in prices
Last Answer : Goods are sold secretly
Description : Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was designed by central government to provide a. To rise food price b. To reduce the impact of food price c. Provide loan to farmers d. Price Stabilization
Last Answer : a. To rise food price b. To reduce the impact of food price c. Provide loan to farmers d. Price Stabilization
Description : What is the effect on the GDP and the well-being of Canadians?
Last Answer : answer:Welcome to Fluther! This looks much like a homework question, though I could be wrong. But I doubt it in this case. Clue us in on the answers that you’ve developed so far and I’m sure that people will be happy to help you work out the answers via discussion.
Description : What is GDP measured in?
Last Answer : answer:Currency (like dollars). GDP is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
Description : Sectoral distribution of GDP index measures ______. (1) Agriculture development of a country (2) Economic development of a country (3) Social development of a country (4) Socio-Economic development of a Country
Last Answer : (2) Economic development of a country Explanation: The sectoral distribution of GDP index measures the development of a country across several economic activities. It the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly).
Description : Which terns is used in economics for the market value of all goods and services in one year by labour and properly supplied by the residents of the country? (1) GDP (2) GPN (3) OMP (4) GNP
Last Answer : (4) GNP Explanation: Gross National Product (GNP) is defined as "the market value of all goods and services produced in one year by labour and property supplied by the residents of a country. It is ... ), defined as "the value of all final goods and services produced in a country in I year."
Description : Net National Product of a country is - (1) GDP minus depreciation allowances (2) GDP plus net income from abroad (3) GNP minus net income from abroad (4) GNP minus depreciation allowances
Last Answer : (4) GNP minus depreciation allowances Explanation: Net national product (NNP) is the total market value of all final goods and services produced by residents in a country or other polity during a given ... and NDP is equal to gross domestic product (GDP) minus depreciation: NDP = GDP - depreciation.
Description : Which of the following is a better measurement of Economic Development? (1) GDP (2) Disposable income (3) NNP (4) Per capita income
Last Answer : (4) Per capita income Explanation: Per capita income or average income or income per person is the mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a ... individuals and nation. Besides, it helps to show the level of inequality in a society or country.
Description : In a highly developed country the relative contribution of agriculture to GDP is (1) relatively high (2) relatively low (3) the same as that of other sectors (4) zero
Last Answer : (2) relatively low Explanation: In developed countries, the labor productivity of any commercial agriculture is high, so only a very small percentage of the population is involved with agriculture ... the primary sectors of the economy have sizeable contributions in the GDP of developing nations.
Description : . Mention the percentage share of primary sector in GDP in 1973. (a) 22% (b) 23% (c) 45% (d) 61%
Last Answer : (c) 45%
Description : Over the years the contribution of agriculture to Indian GDP is a. Increasing b. Decreasing c. Constant d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Decreasing