Analysis of the Financial System and the Economy CHAPTER 4 Analysis of the Financial System and the Economy
Financial Statement of J. P Financial Statement of J. P. Young, January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002 Expenditures (Uses) Receipts (Sources) Consumption $44,000 (spending on goods and services) Wages and salaries $47,000 Saving $ 8,000 Dividends $ 3,000 (acquisition of summer home) $ 5,000 (acquisition of financial claims) $ 3,000 Interest $ 2,000 Consumption plus saving $52,000 Rent $ 0 Disposable income $52,000
Financial Statement of All Purpose Enterprise Inc Financial Statement of All Purpose Enterprise Inc., January 1, 2002 through December 2002 (in Millions of Dollars) (A) Total expenses $ 5,400 Total sales $5,900 Wages and salaries 5,700 Interest on debt 200 Cost of raw materials purchased from other firms 500 Net income (sales – expenses) $ 500 minus dividends 300 equals retained earnings $ 200 (C) Business investment spending $ 500 Financing: Financing: (new capital goods– plant and New bonds issued $300 equipment—and/or additions to Retained earnings 200 inventories $500
National Income and Expenditures for Our Hypothetical Economy, 2001 (in Billions of Dollars) Sector Households Business firms Economy Income Disposable personal income $5,200 Retained earnings $200 National income $5,400 Expenditures Consumption expenditures $4,400 Investment expenditures $500 Domestic product $5,400 Income – Expenditures = Deficit or Surplus Surplus $300 Deficit - $300
The Circular Flow Diagram Money Flows from Households to Firms to Pay for Goods and Services PRODUCT MARKETS Products Flow from Firms to Households Price Index Real GDP AS AD Surplus Funds Flow from SSUs to DSUs HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL MARKETS FIRMS Supply Interest Rate Demand Loanable Funds Wages Labor Supply Demand Labor and Other Factors Flow from Households to Firms FACTOR MARKETS Factor Payments (Wages, etc.) Flow from Firms to Households
The Product Market: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply. Price Index Real GDP (in Billions) AD $5,400 A AS 1.0
The Factor Market: The Demand for and Supply of Labor Wage Rate/ Hour Labor Hours (in Billions) D 200 B S $23.50
The Financial System: The Demand for and Supply of Loanable Funds Interest Rate (Percent) S 4 C D $300 Loanable Funds (in Billions)
Goals of Various Spending Units Households Maximize Utility (Satisfaction) Firms Maximize Profits