Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Macro Economics: National Income Accounting

Question:

CASE STUDY: Under circular flow of income in two sector economy, households are the owners of factors of production, they provide factor services to the firms to which firms provide factor payments in exchange of their factor services. Factor payments flow from firms to households. Households purchases goods and services from firms for which they make payments to them. So, consumption expenditure flows from households to the firms. There are 2 types of flows involved i.e. Real flow and Money flow. Real flow refers to the flow of goods and services across different sectors of the economy. For example: labour, capital, enterprise, land flowing from household to firms. Whereas, money flow refers to flow of factor payments and payments for goods and services between household and firms. It refers to the flow of money across different sectors of the economy. It is called money flow because it is through money that various transactions take place. For example: rent, wages, interest, profits etc. 

Which of the following is incorrect conclusion with respect to circular flow that is mentioned in the above paragraph?

Options:

Total Production = Total Consumption

Factor Payments =Factor Income

Payments for imports = Receipts from exports

Real flow = Money flow

Correct Answer:

Payments for imports = Receipts from exports

Explanation:

As we are talking about circular economy in 2 sector model i.e it is assumed that only firms and households exist and there is no intervention by the government and no external trade takes place (implying no export or imports by the firm).