Consider a simplified, closed economy with no government. In one year, a mining company extracts iron ore and sells it to a steel manufacturer for $20,000. The steel manufacturer processes the ore into steel beams and sells them to a construction company for$50,000. The construction company then uses the beams to build a house, which it sells to a family for $200,000. Based on these transactions, what is the value of this economy's aggregate output/income (Y)?

The Duality of Aggregate Output and Income

The Coconut Island Economy

In any macroeconomic model, the total value of all goods and services produced (aggregate output) is always, by definition, exactly equal to the total income received by all households (aggregate income).

In the context of a simplified macroeconomic model, match each concept related to the variable 'Y' with its correct description.

The Equivalence of Aggregate Output and Income

In the context of macroeconomic models, the total value of production (aggregate output) is considered definitionally equal to the total payments earned by the factors of production, which is known as aggregate ____.

In a simplified model of an economy, the production of goods and services generates income for households. Arrange the following events in the logical sequence that demonstrates how aggregate output becomes aggregate income.

In the context of a macroeconomic model, which statement provides the most accurate economic reasoning for why the total value of aggregate output (Y) is considered equal to the total value of aggregate income?

Which of the following scenarios describes a transaction that would directly increase a country's aggregate output/income (Y) for the current year?