Question 1

How is net national product NNP)  calculated?

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A)   Saving is added to the total income of a nation's citizens.
B)   Saving is added to the total income earned within a nation.
C)   Depreciation losses are subtracted from the total income of a nation's citizens.
D)   Depreciation losses are subtracted from the total income earned within a nation.

Question 2

A transfer payment is a payment made by

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A)   consumers, but not in exchange for a tangible product.
B)   firms, but not in exchange for capital equipment.
C)   foreigners, but not in exchange for a domestically-produced good or service.
D)   government, but not in exchange for a currently produced good or service.

Question 3

Susan switches from going to Speedy Lube for an oil change to changing the oil in her car herself. Which of the following is correct? The value of changing the oil is

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A)   included in GDP whether Susan pays Speedy Lube to change it or changes it herself.
B)   included in GDP if Susan pays Speedy Lube to change it but not if she changes it herself.
C)   included in GDP if Susan changes it herself, but not if she pays Speedy Lube to change it.
D)   not included in GDP whether Susan pays Speedy lube to change it or she changes it herself.

Question 4

If in some year nominal GDP was $20 billion and the GDP deflator was 50, what was real GDP?

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A)   $2.5 billion.
B)   $10 billion.
C)   $40 billion.
D)   $100 billion.

Question 5

Which of the following statistics is usually regarded as the best single measure of a society's economic well­being?

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A)   the unemployment rate
B)   the inflation rate
C)   gross domestic product
D)   the trade deficit

Question 6

Tim mows the yard for his neighbors. He spends $1 on gas and charges them $20 for each lawn he mows. What's the total contribution to GDP each time Tim mows a yard?

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A)   $1
B)   $19
C)   $20
D)   $21

Question 7

The GDP deflator is the ratio of

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A)   real GDP to nominal GDP multiplied by 100.
B)   real GDP to the inflation rate multiplied by 100.
C)   nominal GDP to real GDP multiplied by 100.
D)   nominal GDP to the inflation rate multiplied by 100.

Question 8

Table 23-3
The table below contains data for the country of Crete for the year 2010.
 
-Refer to Table 23-3. What was Crete's consumption in 2010?

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A)   $1810
B)   $2013
C)   $2315
D)   $3131

Question 9

Darin grows and sells marijuana to Jennifer. Thomas is an organic farmer who sells broccoli to Jennifer. Marijuana is an illegal good and broccoli is a legal good. Assume that if Jennifer marries either, they give her what they use to sell her. Which of the following statements is consistent with the way GDP is computed?

Accepted Answer

A)   GDP will fall if Jennifer marries either Darin or Thomas.
B)   GDP will fall if Jennifer marries Darin but not if she marries Thomas.
C)   GDP will fall if Jennifer marries Thomas but not if she marries Darin.
D)   GDP remains the same whether Jennifer marries Darin or Thomas.

Question 10

Thomas, a U.S. citizen, works only in Canada. The value of the output he produces is

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A)   included in both U.S. GDP and U.S. GNP.
B)   included in U.S. GDP, but it is not included in U.S. GNP.
C)   included in U.S. GNP, but it is not included in U.S. GDP.
D)   included in neither U.S. GDP nor U.S. GNP.

Question 11

Table 23-5
The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015.
Prices and Quantities
 
-Refer to Table 23-5. This country's inflation rate from 2017 to 2018 was

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A)   20.0%.
B)   21.8%.
C)   38.9%.
D)   28.0%.

Question 12

Table 23-5
The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015.
Prices and Quantities
 
-Refer to Table 23-5. In 2015, this country's

Accepted Answer

A)   nominal GDP was greater than real GDP, and the GDP deflator was greater than 100.
B)   nominal GDP was equal to real GDP, and the GDP deflator was equal to 100%.
C)   nominal GDP was less than real GDP, and the GDP deflator was less than 100.
D)   nominal GDP was equal to real GDP, and the GDP deflator was equal to 100.

Question 13

Macroeconomic statistics tell us about a particular household, firm, or market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

U.S. GDP includes the market value of rental housing, but not the market value of owner-occupied housing services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If Brazil buys $100 million of tractors from the U.S., then U.S. net exports will decrease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How is net national product NNP)  calculated?

Accepted Answer

A)   Saving is subtracted from the total income of a nation's citizens.
B)   Saving is added to the total income of a nation's citizens
C)   Depreciation losses are subtracted from the total income of a nation's citizens.
D)   Depreciation losses are added to the total income of a nation's citizens.

Question 17

Define GDP. Remember to be specific about what it includes.

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GDP is the market value of all...

Question 18

A U.S. firm produces nail guns in the first quarter of 2010 and adds them to its inventory. In the second quarter of 2010 the firm sells the nail guns to a U.S. construction company. In which quarters)  is are)  GDP higher?

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A)   the first and the second
B)   the first but not the second
C)   the second but not the first
D)   neither the first nor the second

Question 19

Because every transaction has a buyer and a seller,

Accepted Answer

A)   GDP is more closely associated with an economy's income than it is with an economy's expenditure.
B)   every transaction contributes equally to an economy's income and to its expenditure.
C)   the number of firms must be equal to the number of households in a simple circular-flow diagram.
D)   firms' profits are necessarily zero in a simple circular­flow diagram.

Question 20

Table 23-6
The table below contains data for the country of Batterland, which produces only waffles and pancakes. The base year is 2013.
 
-Refer to Table 23-6. In 2012, this country's GDP deflator was

Accepted Answer

A)   74.2.
B)   100.0.
C)   171.4.
D)   240.0.

Exam 10: Measuring a Nations Income

If in some year nominal GDP was $20 billion and the GDP deflator was 50, what was real GDP?

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How is net national product NNP) calculated?

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U.S. GDP includes the market value of rental housing, but not the market value of owner-occupied housing services.

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Because every transaction has a buyer and a seller,

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Thomas, a U.S. citizen, works only in Canada. The value of the output he produces is

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Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities -Refer to Table 23-5. In 2015, this country's

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Table 23-6 The table below contains data for the country of Batterland, which produces only waffles and pancakes. The base year is 2013. -Refer to Table 23-6. In 2012, this country's GDP deflator was

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A U.S. firm produces nail guns in the first quarter of 2010 and adds them to its inventory. In the second quarter of 2010 the firm sells the nail guns to a U.S. construction company. In which quarters) is are) GDP higher?

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A transfer payment is a payment made by

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Table 23-3 The table below contains data for the country of Crete for the year 2010. -Refer to Table 23-3. What was Crete's consumption in 2010?

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Susan switches from going to Speedy Lube for an oil change to changing the oil in her car herself. Which of the following is correct? The value of changing the oil is

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Macroeconomic statistics tell us about a particular household, firm, or market.

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How is net national product NNP) calculated?

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Tim mows the yard for his neighbors. He spends $1 on gas and charges them $20 for each lawn he mows. What's the total contribution to GDP each time Tim mows a yard?

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Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities -Refer to Table 23-5. This country's inflation rate from 2017 to 2018 was

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The GDP deflator is the ratio of

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Which of the following statistics is usually regarded as the best single measure of a society's economic wellbeing?

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If in some year nominal GDP was $20 billion and the GDP deflator was 50, what was real GDP?

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U.S. GDP includes the market value of rental housing, but not the market value of owner-occupied housing services.

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Thomas, a U.S. citizen, works only in Canada. The value of the output he produces is

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Table 23-6 The table below contains data for the country of Batterland, which produces only waffles and pancakes. The base year is 2013. -Refer to Table 23-6. In 2012, this country's GDP deflator was

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A U.S. firm produces nail guns in the first quarter of 2010 and adds them to its inventory. In the second quarter of 2010 the firm sells the nail guns to a U.S. construction company. In which quarters) is are) GDP higher?

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The GDP deflator is the ratio of

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