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Question 1
In the goods market of the circular flow model, ….
1) firms buy factors of production from consumers
2) firms buy finished products from households
3) consumers buy factors of production from firms
4) firms sell factors of production to the government
5) consumers buy finished products from firms The correct alternative is [5].
Explanation
In the goods market of the circular flow model, consumers receive income in the
form of salaries and wages, interest, rent and profit and use this income to purchase
finished consumer goods and services.
Question 2
In the factor market, … .
1) a student buys lunch at a local university cafeteria.
2) the South African Defence Force buys machine guns from a weapons
manufacturer
3) a retirement fund buys shares in a major company
4) a farmer buys farmland from a retiring farmer The correct alternative is [4].
5) a welder buys a personal computer from an electronics store
Explanation
A factor market is a market where factors of production such as labour, land and
capital are traded. Therefore, in this case only the sale of land (i.e. farmland) will
occur in a factor market.
Question 3
In the circular flow of income and spending, … .
1) investment results in a decrease in the volume of the income flow
2) taxes result in an increase in the volume of the income flow
3) imports result in an increase in the volume of the income flow
4) savings result in a decrease in the volume of the income flow The correct
alternative is [4].
Explanation
In the circular flow of income and spending, savings, taxes and imports are called
leakages or withdrawals since they result in a decrease in the volume of the income
flow, whereas investment spending and government expenditure and exports are all
injections into the circular flow since they result to an increase in the volume of the
income flow.
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Question 1
In the goods market of the circular flow model, ….
1) firms buy factors of production from consumers
2) firms buy finished products from households
3) consumers buy factors of production from firms
4) firms sell factors of production to the government
5) consumers buy finished products from firms The correct alternative is [5].
Explanation
In the goods market of the circular flow model, consumers receive income in the
form of salaries and wages, interest, rent and profit and use this income to purchase
finished consumer goods and services.
Question 2
In the factor market, … .
1) a student buys lunch at a local university cafeteria.
2) the South African Defence Force buys machine guns from a weapons
manufacturer
3) a retirement fund buys shares in a major company
4) a farmer buys farmland from a retiring farmer The correct alternative is [4].
5) a welder buys a personal computer from an electronics store
Explanation
A factor market is a market where factors of production such as labour, land and
capital are traded. Therefore, in this case only the sale of land (i.e. farmland) will
occur in a factor market.
Question 3
In the circular flow of income and spending, … .
1) investment results in a decrease in the volume of the income flow
2) taxes result in an increase in the volume of the income flow
3) imports result in an increase in the volume of the income flow
4) savings result in a decrease in the volume of the income flow The correct
alternative is [4].
Explanation
In the circular flow of income and spending, savings, taxes and imports are called
leakages or withdrawals since they result in a decrease in the volume of the income
flow, whereas investment spending and government expenditure and exports are all
injections into the circular flow since they result to an increase in the volume of the
income flow.
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