Refer to Table 11-7. Consider the statistics in the table above in describing the following industrialized and developing countries. Are these consistent with the economic growth model? Briefly explain
What will be an ideal response?
These statistics combine industrialized countries with developing countries. The statistics in this table are not consistent with the predictions of the economic growth model. For example, Belgium, France, Canada and Denmark had much higher levels of real GDP per capita in 1960 than did Bangladesh, Honduras, and Bolivia. The economic growth model predicts that Belgium, France, Canada, and Denmark should have grown more slowly than Bangladesh, Honduras, and Bolivia. But the table shows that they grew much faster.
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When the price of good A is $50, the quantity demanded of good A is 500 units. When the price of good A rises to $70, the quantity demanded of good A falls to 400 units. Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand for good A is
a. 1.50, and an increase in price will result in an increase in total revenue for good A. b. 1.50, and an increase in price will result in a decrease in total revenue for good A. c. 0.67, and an increase in price will result in an increase in total revenue for good A. d. 0.67, and an increase in price will result in a decrease in total revenue for good A.
In the long run, an increase in the saving rate
a. doesn't change the level of productivity or income. b. raises the levels of both productivity and income. c. raises the level of productivity but not the level of income. d. raises the level of income but not the level of productivity.