If Personal Consumption Expenditures Are $6 Billion, Government Purchases Are

question 84

Multiple Choice

If personal consumption expenditures are $6 billion, government purchases are $10 billion, gross private domestic investments are $4 billion and net exports are $negative 3 billion, then GDP is:

• A) $23 billion
• B) $20 billion
• C) $17 billion
• D) $16 billion

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Definitions:

MR = MC

A condition in economics where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, often used to determine the optimal level of output in perfectly competitive markets.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost divided by the quantity of output produced. It represents the per-unit production cost at various levels of output.

Earning A Profit

The financial gain realized when the total revenues generated from a business activity exceed the total costs associated with that activity.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.