Circular Flow
Macro Concepts
GDP
Macroeconomic Terms
Spongebob Trivia
100

Model that describes the flow of income between different sectors of the economy

Circular Flow

100

100 Each: What are the Three types of consumption

Durable, non-durable goods, and services

100

GDP stands for

Gross Domestic Product

100

The measure of price increases of products in the economy, year over year

Inflation

100

Where does Spongebob work

The Krusty Krab

200

Flows of resources and goods and services

Real flows

200

When a country imports more than it exports, it has a trade d______

deficit

200

Only this type of good and service "counts" toward GDP totals

Final goods/services

200

People looking for work as a proportion of the total labour force

Unemployment rate

200

What intellectual property is Plankton constantly trying to steal?

The Krabby Patty Secret Formula

300

Sector that produces goods and services such as education, defence, and health

Government Sector

300

Two factors that influence consumer expenditure

Disposable income

Interest rates

Expectations

Household confidence

Stock of wealth

government policy

300

The largest category of GDP

Consumption

300

The measure of the average individual's contribution to Gross Domestic Product of a country

GDP per capita

300

List 3 factors of production for a Krabby Patty

Labour (Spongebob)

Capital (Spatula/Grill)

Natural Resources (Ingredients)

Technology (Secret Formula)

400

Flows of money in and out of the economy are called 

Injections and leakages

400

The most important factor affecting consumer expenditure

Income

400

2 flaws with using GDP to measure the success of a country's economy

Inflation can make GDP look bigger even without more productivity

Unpaid/black market labour doesn't count

Doesn't factor inequality

400

Investor confidence is often referred to in terms of two different animals. One of these animals has a prominent statue on Wall Street in NYC. What two animals are these?

Bull & Bear

400

What instrument does Squidward play?

Clarinet

500

In economics, which of the following is an example of investment expenditure?

(a)          households purchase shares on the stock exchange

(b)          firms purchase government securities

(c)          firms purchase new capital equipment

(d)          firms make compulsory contributions to superannuation funds

(a) Households purchase shares on the stock market

500

Australia's GDP in 2023 (USD)

~$1.77 Trillion USD

~$1,770,000,000,000

500

Full GDP formula

GDP = C + I + G + (X-M)

500

Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth

Recession

500

What cause of market failure occurs at SpongeBob's workplace?

Monopolistic Competition due to secretive intellectual property of the Krabby Patty. 

Duopoly/monopoly - Only Krusty Krab & Chum Bucket as fast food restaraunts.

Market Power