Question 1

If exports are $500, GDP is $8000, government purchases are $1200, imports are $700, and investment is $800, then consumption is $6200.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Transactions involving items produced in the past, such as the sale of a 5-year-old automobile by a used car dealership or the purchase of an antique rocking chair by a person at a yard sale, are

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A)  included in current GDP because GDP measures the value of all goods and services sold in the current year.
B)  included in current GDP but valued at their original prices.
C)  not included in current GDP because it is difficult to determine their value.
D)  not included in current GDP because GDP only measures the value of goods and services produced in the current year.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is included in government purchases?

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A)  unemployment benefits a state pays
B)  Social Security payments the U.S. government makes
C)  the services of a U.S. government attorney valued at the cost of her salary
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Disposable personal income is the income that

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A)  households have left after paying taxes and non-tax payments to the government.
B)  businesses have left after paying taxes and non-tax payments to the government.
C)  households and noncorporate businesses have left after paying taxes and non-tax payments to the government.
D)  households and businesses have left after paying taxes and non-tax payments to the government.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following is not included in U.S. GDP?

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A)  additions of newly produced output to inventory
B)  production of U.S citizens working in foreign countries.
C)  the estimated rental value of owner-occupied housing
D)  the value of food purchased from a grocery store to make meals at home without payE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The percentage change in the price level from one period to another is called

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A)  the growth rate.
B)  the inflation rate.
C)  the GDP deflator.
D)  the unemployment rate.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The underground economy

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A)  excludes the amount of criminal activity in an economy.
B)  is larger for developed nations than developing nations when measured as a percent of GDP.
C)  includes otherwise legal transactions that go unreported or unrecorded.
D)  in the United States is insignificant is size when compared to the official measure of GDP.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

A U.S. grocery chain purchases olive oil from Tunisia and sells it to U.S. consumers. In which of the following is this transaction included?

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A)  U.S. consumption and U.S. imports
B)  U.S. consumption but not U.S. imports
C)  U.S. imports but not U.S. consumption
D)  neither U.S. consumption nor U.S. importsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Recessions are not associated with which of the following?

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A)  increased bankruptcies
B)  falling profits
C)  falling incomes
D)  falling unemploymentE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

AA Appliances sells refrigerators. In 2015 it added $100,000 to its inventory. $10,000 of this addition was from used refrigerators, and the remaining $90,000 was from their purchases of newly manufactured refrigerators. How much of AA's inventory is included in 2015 GDP?

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A)  $0
B)  $10,000
C)  $90,000
D)  $100,000E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Microeconomics and macroeconomics are closely linked.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most goods whose purchases are included in the investment component of GDP are used to produce other goods in future periods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a question addressed by macroeconomists?

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A)  Why is average income high in some nations but low in others?
B)  What, if anything, can the government do to promote growth in incomes, low inflation, and stable employment?
C)  What is the impact of foreign competition on the U.S. auto industry?
D)  Why do production and employment expand in some years and contract in others?E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In the simple circular-flow diagram, with households and firms, GDP can be computed

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A)  ​as the total payments for factors of production made by households.
B)  ​as the total expenditures by households on goods but not services, since services are intangible.
C)  ​as the total expenditures by households on goods and services.
D)  ​as the total expenditures by households on goods and services, less taxes paid.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Nominal GDP is $15 trillion and real GDP is $10 trillion. What is the GDP deflator? Show your work.

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The GDP Deflator = N...

Question 16

Table 23-1
The table below contains data for Chereaux for the year 2015. 
-Refer to Table 23-1. Net national product for Chereaux in 2015 is

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A)  $194.
B)  $196.
C)  $198.
D)  $204.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Macroeconomists study

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A)  the decisions of individual households and firms.
B)  the interaction between households and firms.
C)  economy-wide phenomena.
D)  regulations imposed on firms and unions.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Much of macroeconomics attempts to explain

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A)  changes in the price of oil and gasoline.
B)  long-run growth and short-run fluctuations in real GDP.
C)  changes in the growth rate of state government spending.
D)  changes in the prices and quantities of individual goods and services.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

If consumption is $7000, exports are $600, government purchases are $2000, government transfers are $900, imports are $800, and investment is $1000, then GDP is $9,800.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are exports, and how are they different from imports?

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Exports are domestically produ...

Exam 23: Measuring a Nation S Income

Most goods whose purchases are included in the investment component of GDP are used to produce other goods in future periods.

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Transactions involving items produced in the past, such as the sale of a 5-year-old automobile by a used car dealership or the purchase of an antique rocking chair by a person at a yard sale, are

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In the simple circular-flow diagram, with households and firms, GDP can be computed

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Which of the following is not a question addressed by macroeconomists?

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Recessions are not associated with which of the following?

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Much of macroeconomics attempts to explain

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If consumption is $7000, exports are $600, government purchases are $2000, government transfers are $900, imports are $800, and investment is $1000, then GDP is $9,800.

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The underground economy

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What are exports, and how are they different from imports?

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A U.S. grocery chain purchases olive oil from Tunisia and sells it to U.S. consumers. In which of the following is this transaction included?

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Microeconomics and macroeconomics are closely linked.

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The percentage change in the price level from one period to another is called

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Disposable personal income is the income that

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Which of the following is included in government purchases?

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Macroeconomists study

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If exports are $500, GDP is $8000, government purchases are $1200, imports are $700, and investment is $800, then consumption is $6200.

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Which of the following is not included in U.S. GDP?

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Nominal GDP is $15 trillion and real GDP is $10 trillion. What is the GDP deflator? Show your work.

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Table 23-1 The table below contains data for Chereaux for the year 2015. -Refer to Table 23-1. Net national product for Chereaux in 2015 is

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AA Appliances sells refrigerators. In 2015 it added $100,000 to its inventory. $10,000 of this addition was from used refrigerators, and the remaining $90,000 was from their purchases of newly manufactured refrigerators. How much of AA's inventory is included in 2015 GDP?

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