TABLE 13-3 an Economist Is Interested to See How Consumption for an for an Economy

question 8

Multiple Choice

TABLE 13-3
An economist is interested to see how consumption for an economy (in $billions) is influenced by gross domestic product ($billions) and aggregate price (consumer price index) . The Microsoft Excel output of this regression is partially reproduced below.

-Referring to Table 13-3, what is the estimated mean consumption level for an economy with GDP equal to $4 billion and an aggregate price index of 150?

• A) $1.39 billion
• B) $2.89 billion
• C) $4.75 billion
• D) $9.45 billion

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Expenses that change in proportion to the amount of production or output levels.

Sensitivity Analysis

A technique used to determine how different values of an independent variable affect a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the amount of goods or services produced, such as rent, salaries, or insurance.

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the goods or services that a business produces.