Question 1

During the business cycle,

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A)  real GDP fluctuates around nominal GDP.
B)  real GDP falls after the trough.
C)  trend GDP fluctuates around real GDP.
D)  nominal GDP fluctuates around real GDP.
E)  real GDP fluctuates around its trend.

Question 2

In calculating GDP, we must

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A)  add the market value of imports and subtract the market value of exports.
B)  add the market value of exports and subtract the market value of imports.
C)  exclude net exports of goods and services (NX) .
D)  subtract the market value of imports, because these goods are produced in a country other than the United States, and subtract the market value of exports, because these goods are consumed in a country other than the United States.
E)  add the value of the goods produced outside of the United States by American firms.

Question 3

The expenditure approach to measuring GDP is based on summing

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A)  each industry's production.
B)  consumption expenditure, investment, government expenditure on goods and services, and net exports of goods and services minus wages, interest, rent, and profit.
C)  the total values of final goods, intermediate goods and services, used goods, and financial assets.
D)  wages, interest, rent, and profit.
E)  consumption expenditure, investment, government expenditure on goods and services, and net exports of goods and services.

Question 4

How are final goods and services valued when measuring nominal GDP?

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A)  at producer cost
B)  at base year prices
C)  at factor market prices
D)  at foreign exchange parity
E)  at current market prices

Question 5

One reason the total sum of the income categories does not equal GDP is that

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A)  taxes are generally larger than subsidies and the depreciation of capital is negligible.
B)  people do not spend all their income, so the value of consumption expenditure is less than the value of wages.
C)  GDP values goods and services at market prices and the income approach values them at factor cost.
D)  GDP values goods and services at retail prices and the income approach values them at wholesale cost.
E)  GDP does not include depreciation, which is part of the income categories.

Question 6

The NBER describes a recession as

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A)  "a decrease in the standard of living for at least one year."
B)  "a decrease in real GDP for two successive quarters."
C)  "a period of significant decline in total output, income, employment, and trade, usually lasting from six months to a year."
D)  "a decrease in potential GDP for at least six months."
E)  "a one year period with increases in the unemployment rate."

Question 7

In one year, a firm increases its production by $9 million and increases sales by $8 million. All other things in the economy remaining the same, which of the following is true?

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A)  GDP increases by $8 million and inventory investment decreases by $1 million.
B)  Inventory investment decreases by $1 million.
C)  GDP increases by $9 million and inventory investment increases by $1 million.
D)  GDP increases by $17 million.
E)  GDP increases by $8 million and investment increases by $1 million.

Question 8

According to the income approach to measuring GDP, the largest income category is

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A)  rent.
B)  wages.
C)  consumption expenditure.
D)  profits.
E)  interest.

Question 9

Instead of taking the dirty laundry with you when you go back to visit your parents, you use a Laundromat. Your use of the Laundromat means that

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A)  what you paid for use of the Laundromat will be included in GDP.
B)  real GDP does not change because the clothes are still being laundered but nominal GDP rises since you are now paying for the service.
C)  GDP will remain the same.
D)  your parents' contribution to GDP will increase.
E)  GDP will decrease and the country's standard of living will fall.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT part of the income used in the income approach to measuring GDP?

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A)  taxes paid by persons
B)  profit
C)  rent
D)  wages
E)  interest

Question 11

Gross Domestic Product is defined to be the market value of all the final goods and services produced during a given time period

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A)  within a country.
B)  by citizens of the country, regardless of their place of residence.
C)  within a county minus the market value of all the final goods and services produced by that country's citizens outside the country.
D)  by only legal residents of the country.
E)  within and outside a country by that country's citizens.

Question 12

-------------is most likely to contribute to an improvement in our living standard.

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A)  A decrease in nominal GDP
B)  An increase in the GDP deflator combined with a decrease in nominal GDP
C)  An increase in the price level
D)  An increase in depreciation
E)  An increase in real GDP

Question 13

Undistributed profits-------------counted as part of GDP because-------------

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A)  are; they can be used to buy other goods.
B)  are; firms are required to pay corporate income taxes on them.
C)  are ; they are considered income paid to households and loaned back to firms.
D)  are not; they are considered an intermediate good.
E)  are not; households are not paid by the firms.

Question 14

When measuring GDP,

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A)  the government sector is not included because it is the public sector not the private sector.
B)  only the federal government's expenditure on goods and services are included.
C)  the government sector is counted, and the value of the government sector in GDP is equal to its tax revenue.
D)  the expenditure on goods and services by all levels of government are included.
E)  the government sector is not counted because it does not produce goods and services.

Question 15

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The table above gives the production and prices for a small nation that produces only bread and soda. 
-The base year is 2010. What is real GDP in 2010?

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A)  $1080
B)  $530
C)  $210
D)  $510
E)  $300

Question 16

Nominal GDP measures the value of goods and services produced in a given year valued using

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A)  no prices.
B)  prices of the same year.
C)  base year prices.
D)  constant prices.
E)  future prices.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT directly included in Canadian GDP?

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A)  the sale of tickets to the Vancouver Olympics to U.S. citizens
B)  gasoline purchased by a tour bus operator in Quebec
C)  the purchase of tickets to a Kanye West concert in Montreal
D)  bus tickets sold to tourists for a tour bus ride in Montreal
E)  All of the items would be included in Canadian GDP.

Question 18

If the purchase of used goods was to be incorporated into measuring GDP using the expenditure approach, then

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A)  we also will have to account for spending on financial assets.
B)  we will be counting the value of the used goods both at the time of their production and at the time of their re-sale.
C)  we will have to account for the natural depreciation that a used good experiences.
D)  it will be very difficult to assign a fair market value to a used good.
E)  consumption spending would need to be adjusted for depreciation.

Question 19

Net exports of goods and services is equal to the value of

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A)  exports plus the value of imports.
B)  exports minus the value of imports.
C)  domestic consumption minus the value of imports.
D)  imports minus the value of exports.
E)  domestic consumption minus the value of exports.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT included in the income approach to calculating GDP?

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A)  profits
B)  rent
C)  wages
D)  interest
E)  net exports of goods and services

Exam 5: GDP: a Measure of Total Production and Income

Which of the following is NOT included in the income approach to calculating GDP?

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During the business cycle,

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Which of the following is NOT part of the income used in the income approach to measuring GDP?

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In one year, a firm increases its production by $9 million and increases sales by $8 million. All other things in the economy remaining the same, which of the following is true?

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Undistributed profits_{-------------}counted as part of GDP because_{-------------}

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How are final goods and services valued when measuring nominal GDP?

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_{-------------}is most likely to contribute to an improvement in our living standard.

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According to the income approach to measuring GDP, the largest income category is

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Net exports of goods and services is equal to the value of

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In calculating GDP, we must

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Which of the following is NOT directly included in Canadian GDP?

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One reason the total sum of the income categories does not equal GDP is that

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If the purchase of used goods was to be incorporated into measuring GDP using the expenditure approach, then

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When measuring GDP,

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Nominal GDP measures the value of goods and services produced in a given year valued using

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The NBER describes a recession as

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Instead of taking the dirty laundry with you when you go back to visit your parents, you use a Laundromat. Your use of the Laundromat means that

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The expenditure approach to measuring GDP is based on summing

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Gross Domestic Product is defined to be the market value of all the final goods and services produced during a given time period

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Exam 5: GDP: a Measure of Total Production and Income

Which of the following is NOT included in the income approach to calculating GDP?

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During the business cycle,

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Which of the following is NOT part of the income used in the income approach to measuring GDP?

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In one year, a firm increases its production by $9 million and increases sales by $8 million. All other things in the economy remaining the same, which of the following is true?

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Undistributed profits-------------counted as part of GDP because-------------

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How are final goods and services valued when measuring nominal GDP?

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