Answer:
d. the wealth effect of an aggregate price level change
Explanation:
The aggregate demand curve is negatively sloped due to <u>the wealth effect of an aggregate price level change</u>. The reason is that rise in the aggregate price decreases the purchasing power of the individual and thus, decreases in aggregate demand increases the purchasing power of the individual.
Answer:
c. the amount of input needed to create a certain output.
Explanation:
Productivity measures the efficiency in the use of the company's resources in the production process. The term productivity is associated with reduced wastage, high quality, and a high input to output ratio.
Productivity is about how well a company uses inputs to generate output. It is measured by calculating the volume of output per hour or comparing the total output against the number of employees.
Answer:
1) The correct answer is letter "C": spending on goods to be used in future production.
2) The correct answer is letter "B": is considered unsold inventory and counted as a part of investment in current GDP.
Explanation:
1) The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) considers four (4) components: <em>Consumption, Investment, Government, </em>and <em>Net Exports</em> (exports-imports). Investments refer to all goods that are purchased to produce other goods in the future. Final goods to be used or to replace others do not fall into this category.
2) The output of a company is computed within the GDP. Even if the output is not sold after production but it is recorded as part of an organization's inventory, it will be considered in the calculation of the GDP of the year when the production of the good took place.
