Question 1

Gordon sells narcotics "on the street." This type of illegal activity

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A)  would be considered double counting in calculating GDP.
B)  is estimated and included in GDP figures.
C)  is excluded from GDP figures.
D)  causes GDP to be overstated.

Question 2

Personal income (PI)  refers to all income

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A)  received.
B)  earned.
C)  earned but not received.
D)  received but not earned.

Question 3

The simplest way to calculate GDP is to sum the total sales of all business firms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following activities is excluded from GDP, causing GDP to understate a nation's production?

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A)  the services of health care workers
B)  the services of military personnel
C)  the construction of new buildings
D)  goods and services produced in the underground economy

Question 5

Welfare payments to low-income families are included in national income.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Within the circular flow model, the level of total resource income and total spending on output will be approximately equal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following government agencies estimates and compiles the U.S.GDP accounts?

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A)  the American Economic Association
B)  the Federal Reserve System
C)  the Bureau of Economic Analysis
D)  the Internal Revenue Service

Question 8

If the economy adds to its inventory of goods during some year,

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A)  gross investment will exceed net investment by the amount of the inventory increase.
B)  this amount should be ignored in calculating that year's GDP.
C)  this amount should be subtracted in calculating that year's GDP.
D)  this amount should be included in calculating that year's GDP.

Question 9

GDP can be calculated by summing

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A)  consumption, investment, government purchases, exports, and imports.
B)  consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.
C)  consumption, investment, wages, and rents.
D)  consumption, investment, government purchases, and imports.

Question 10

Real GDP refers to

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A)  the value of the domestic output after adjustments have been made for environmental pollution and changes in the distribution of income.
B)  GDP data that embody changes in the price level but not changes in physical output.
C)  GDP data that do not reflect changes in both physical output and the price level.
D)  GDP data that have been adjusted for changes in the price level.

Question 11

By summing the dollar value of all market transactions in the economy, we would

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A)  determine the market value of all resources used in the production process.
B)  obtain a sum substantially larger than the GDP.
C)  determine value added for the economy.
D)  measure GDP.

Question 12

Exports are subtracted from imports in calculating U.S.GDP because exports are not available for domestic consumption.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In year 1, nominal GDP for the United States was $2,250 billion and in year 2 it was $2,508 billion.The GDP deflator was 72 in year 1 and 79 in year 2.Between year 1 and year 2, real GDP rose by

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A)  11.4 percent.
B)  9.7 percent.
C)  2.4 percent.
D)  1.6 percent.

Question 14

Adding the market value of all final and intermediate goods and services in an economy in a given year would result in

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A)  the calculation of GDP for that year.
B)  the calculation of NDP for that year.
C)  an amount less than GDP for that year.
D)  an amount greater than GDP for that year.

Question 15

A large underground economy results in an

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A)  understated GDP.
B)  overstated GDP.
C)  understated GDP price index.
D)  overstated GDP price index.

Question 16

(Advanced analysis)  Only three goods are produced in an economy in the following amounts: A = 10, B = 30, C = 5.The current year per-unit prices of these three goods are A = $2, B = $3, and C = $1.If the per-unit prices of the three goods were each $1 in a base year used to construct a GDP price index, then the GDP price index in the current year is

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A)  205.5.
B)  255.5.
C)  39.3.
D)  100.

Question 17

If real GDP in a particular year is $80 billion and nominal GDP is $240 billion, the GDP price index for that year is

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A)  100.
B)  200.
C)  240.
D)  300.

Question 18

GDP excludes most nonmarket transactions.Therefore, GDP tends to

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A)  underestimate the rate of inflation in the economy.
B)  overestimate the rate of inflation in the economy.
C)  overestimate the amount of production of the economy.
D)  underestimate the amount of production in the economy.

Question 19

(Last Word)  The U.S.government agency responsible for compiling the national income accounts is the

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A)  Census Bureau.
B)  Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) .
C)  Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BE
A)  .
D)  Government Accountability Office (GAO) .

Question 20

Suppose the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a particular country in 2015 is $500 billion and the total monetary value of final goods and services sold is $450 billion.We can conclude that

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A)  GDP in 2015 is $450 billion.
B)  NDP in 2015 is $450 billion.
C)  GDP in 2015 is $500 billion.
D)  inventories in 2015 fell by $50 billion.

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Personal income (PI) refers to all income

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Which of the following government agencies estimates and compiles the U.S.GDP accounts?

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If real GDP in a particular year is $80 billion and nominal GDP is $240 billion, the GDP price index for that year is

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GDP excludes most nonmarket transactions.Therefore, GDP tends to

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The simplest way to calculate GDP is to sum the total sales of all business firms.

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A large underground economy results in an

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Within the circular flow model, the level of total resource income and total spending on output will be approximately equal.

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Exports are subtracted from imports in calculating U.S.GDP because exports are not available for domestic consumption.

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By summing the dollar value of all market transactions in the economy, we would

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GDP can be calculated by summing

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Welfare payments to low-income families are included in national income.

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