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 activity results in value addition ?

Options:

Consumption

Exchange

Production

Distribution

Correct Answer:

Production

Explanation:

Production creates value addition in the existing flow of goods and services. All the other options are part of existing flow where no additional output is being created.