Question 1

In double-entry GDP accounting,

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A)  the value of output produced must equal the value of resource payments generated in producing that output
B)  government is not counted because most of government spending is for transfer payments
C)  payments to resources must equal the value of goods sold to households
D)  inventories are counted twice, once as investment and once as output
E)  intermediate goods are counted twice, once as a type of output themselves and once as part of final output

Question 2

GDP is not a perfect measure of welfare because it

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A)  treats a dollar spent on guns the same as a dollar spent on education
B)  treats a dollar spent on exports the same as a dollar spent on imports
C)  double counts the value of leisure time
D)  double counts depreciation
E)  counts illegal activities in the underground economy

Question 3

Which of the following expenditures are not included in the consumption component of GDP?

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A)  maid service
B)  purchase of a new home
C)  a new videocassette recorder
D)  a restaurant meal
E)  tax preparation service

Question 4

In order to convert nominal GDP to real GDP, we must divide

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A)  real GDP by the price index
B)  nominal GDP by the price index
C)  the price index by nominal GDP
D)  the price index by real GDP
E)  nominal GDP by real GDP

Question 5

We can conclude that there has been inflation since the base year if the GDP price index in the current year is

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A)  positive
B)  equal to zero
C)  less than 100
D)  greater than 100
E)  negative

Question 6

If a firm's inventory decreases, the GDP counts the net decrease as a reduction in investment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a leakage from the circular flow?

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A)  government purchases of goods and services
B)  taxes
C)  investment
D)  exports
E)  consumption expenditures

Question 8

If real GDP in a particular year is $5,000 trillion and nominal GDP in that same year is $4,000 trillion, then the

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A)  CPI is 125
B)  economic activity has decreased 20 percent
C)  GDP price index is 125
D)  GDP price index is 80
E)  economy has grown by 20 percent

Question 9

Use the following data to calculate GDP: consumption = $2,000; gross investment = $600; government purchases = $500; net exports = -$40; transfer payments = $340.

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A)  GDP = $2,720
B)  GDP = $3,060
C)  GDP = $3,140
D)  GDP = $3,400
E)  GDP cannot be determined due to insufficient data

Question 10

Nominal GDP is measured in

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A)  current-year prices
B)  base-year prices
C)  real dollars
D)  quantity of goods produced
E)  hours of employment

Question 11

If U.S. net investment is positive, the nation's capital stock is growing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of an intermediate good or service?

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A)  any good bought by a household, rather than a firm
B)  pizzas bought at a restaurant
C)  legal services hired by a public accounting firm
D)  sunglasses worn on a summer vacation in Florida
E)  a professional performance of "The Phantom of the Opera"

Question 13

Which of the following is reflected in GDP?

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A)  the value of leisure time
B)  the value of illegal goods and services
C)  emotional and psychological well-being
D)  costs of cleaning up after pollution
E)  the value of house maintenance performed by homeowners

Question 14

The final market value of a good is

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A)  the sum of values added at all stages of production
B)  the value added at one stage of production
C)  greater than the sum of all the values added at all stages of production
D)  less than the sum of all the values added at all stages of production
E)  less than the price for which it is sold

Question 15

If a firm hires labor for $20,000, pays rent of $12,000, buys raw materials for $6,000, earns profits of $3,000, and sells its output for $41,000, the firm's value added is

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A)  $0
B)  $15,000
C)  $35,000
D)  $38,000
E)  $41,000

Question 16

Gross Domestic Product measures the

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A)  market value of all final goods and services produced by a nation's citizens, residents and firms of a nation regardless of the location of production
B)  market value of all final goods and services produced by resources located within a nation regardless of who owns those resources
C)  market value of all goods and services produced by resources located within a nation regardless of who owns those resources
D)  market values of all goods and services produced by a nation's citizens and firms regardless of the location of production
E)  market value of all goods and services produced within a nation by resources owned by residents and firms of that nation

Question 17

If real GDP increased by 3 percent, then

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A)  real output has increased by 3 percent
B)  the price level has increased by 3 percent
C)  consumer spending increased by 3 percent
D)  government spending increased by 3 percent
E)  the increase might have been caused by an increase in the price level, but we cannot tell for sure

Question 18

Leakages include any diversion from the domestic spending stream.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The value added at all production stages sums to the market value of the final good, and the value added for all final goods sums to GDP based on the income approach.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A decrease in GDP necessarily means that consumer welfare has decreased.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Tracking the Us Economy

If U.S. net investment is positive, the nation's capital stock is growing.

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If a firm's inventory decreases, the GDP counts the net decrease as a reduction in investment.

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Leakages include any diversion from the domestic spending stream.

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If real GDP in a particular year is $5,000 trillion and nominal GDP in that same year is $4,000 trillion, then the

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Which of the following is the best example of an intermediate good or service?

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In order to convert nominal GDP to real GDP, we must divide

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Which of the following is reflected in GDP?

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GDP is not a perfect measure of welfare because it

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Which of the following expenditures are not included in the consumption component of GDP?

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We can conclude that there has been inflation since the base year if the GDP price index in the current year is

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If a firm hires labor for $20,000, pays rent of $12,000, buys raw materials for $6,000, earns profits of $3,000, and sells its output for $41,000, the firm's value added is

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If real GDP increased by 3 percent, then

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Use the following data to calculate GDP: consumption = $2,000; gross investment = $600; government purchases = $500; net exports = -$40; transfer payments = $340.

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The value added at all production stages sums to the market value of the final good, and the value added for all final goods sums to GDP based on the income approach.

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Which of the following is a leakage from the circular flow?

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The final market value of a good is

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Gross Domestic Product measures the

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Nominal GDP is measured in

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In double-entry GDP accounting,

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A decrease in GDP necessarily means that consumer welfare has decreased.

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