Firms in a small economy anticipated that inventories would grow over the past year by $500,000. Over that year, inventories actually grew by only $400,000. This implies that
A) there was a planned increase in inventories that year.
B) aggregate expenditure that year was greater than GDP that year.
C) aggregate expenditure that year was equal to GDP that year.
D) there was an unplanned increase in inventories that year.
B
You might also like to view...
An economic model suggests that an additional year of education increases a student's future wages by 15 percent. Using this model, answer the following questions: a) Gary completes 8 years of education, and John completes 9 years of education
If Gary earns $20 per hour, how much is John expected to earn? b) John completes 9 years of education, and Kevin completes 12 years of education. Given John's earnings [as calculated in a)], how much is Kevin expected to earn? c) Is there any limitation to such a model? Explain your answer.
One reason why the spending side of the budget is more susceptible to special interests than the tax side is because _____
a. spending can be allocated geographically, but taxation cannot b. tax programs are largely determined by the Internal Revenue Service, not Congress c. people do not care about taxation d. the administrative costs of spending programs are lower, making change cheaper