The circular flow model indicates that income flows from households to firms through product markets and back from firms to households through factor markets. Is the total amount spent by all households equal to the total income that flows back to all
households? Why or why not? Is the amount spent by each individual household equal to the amount that flows back to that specific household? Why or why not?
In our circular flow model, the total amount of spending for all households will be equal to the total amount of income. (The impact of issues such as taxes, exports, and imports could be added later.) However, the total amount spent by any one household is not necessarily equal to the amount of income which that specific household receives. Household income is determined by the value of the factors of production that the household owns rather than the amount of consumption by the household.
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Refer to the scenario above. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The discounted value of $3,400 to be received after five years is $3,000. B) Tom's return from investing in his friend's project is higher than the amount received from the bank after five years. C) Tom's return from investing in the bank is higher than the amount received from his friend's project after five years. D) The returns on both investments are likely to be similar and Tom should be indifferent about investing in either options.
Which of the following is not an indicator that is used by the World Bank in measuring the level of economic development?
a. life expectancy at birth. b. adult literacy rate. c. infant mortality rate. d. all of the above are not used by the World Bank.