ECS1601 ASSIGNMENT 08 SEMESTER 2 2024 One of the objectives of the South African Reserve Bank is in ation targeting, and the in ation target for South Africa is between 3 and 6 per cent. There happe...
Chapter 1 - What economics is all about
ECS1601 Assignment 7 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 - DUE 29 October 2024
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ECS 1500
ASSIGNMENT 5 SEMESTER 2 2024
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Question 1 If GDP for Palau, a small country southeast of the Philippines, was $180 million in 2020 and its population was 20 000, GDP per capita was
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c. $111,11
d. $9 000
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The GDP per capita is calculated as follows:
$9 000
Question 2 When a worker is retrenched due to a new technology that has taken over his/her job, it is an example of cyclical unemployment.
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Question 3
Which of the following phases of a business circle indicates deteriorating or decreasing production in the economy?
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b. trough
c. upswing
d. peak
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The deteriorating or decreasing production in the economy indicates a downswing of the business cycle, whereby the economy is shrinking
and at some point, a trough will be reached.
The upswing of the business cycle indicates an expansion of the economy and at some stage, a peak will be reached. Thus, the peak marks
the beginning of the contraction of the business cycle.
The correct answer is:
downswing
Question 4 The question is based on the information in the table below:
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What is the unemployment rate, according to the strict definition (rounded to one digital after the decimal)?
a. 25,7%
b. 23,6%
c. 8,2%
d. 34,6%
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The unemployment rate, according to the strict definition, is calculated as follows:
The correct answer is:
25,7%
Question 5 The question is based on the information in the diagram below:
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Which of the countries on the diagram above has the most unequal income distribution?
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