Question 1

Table 23-11
The country of Batavia produces only chocolates and watches. Below is a table with recent information on Batavia production and prices. The base year is 2009.
Prices and Quantities
 
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What was the inflation rate for 2010? Show your work.

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2009 is the base year so the GDP Deflato...

Question 2

Over time, people have come to rely more on market-produced goods and services and less on goods and services they produce for themselves. For example, busy people with high incomes, rather than cleaning their own houses, hire people to clean their houses. By itself, this change has

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A)   caused measured GDP to fall.
B)   not caused any change in measured GDP.
C)   caused measured GDP to rise.
D)   probably changed measured GDP, but in an uncertain direction; the direction of the change depends on the difference in the quality of the cleaning that has resulted.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following transactions adds to U.S. GDP for 2015?

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A)   In 2015, Ann sells a car that she bought in 2011 to Bill for $7,000.
B)   An American management consultant works in Canada during the summer of 2015 and earns the equivalent of $40,000 during that time.
C)   When Ken and Kim were both single, they lived in separate apartments and each paid $800 in rent. Ken and Kim got married in 2015 and they bought a previously unoccupied house that, according to reliable estimates, could be rented for $1,700 per month.
D)   None of the above transactions adds to U.S. GDP for 2015.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Changes in real GDP reflect only changes in the amounts being produced.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the third quarter of this year a firm produces consumer goods and adds some of those goods to its inventory. During the fourth quarter of this year, the firm sells the goods at a retail outlet, with the result that the value of its inventory at the end of the fourth quarter is smaller than the value of its inventory at the end of the third quarter. These actions affect which components)  of fourth-quarter GDP?

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A)   they increase consumption and have no effect on investment
B)   they increase consumption and decrease investment
C)   they have no effect on either consumption or investment
D)   they have no effect on consumption and decrease investmentE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

A Texas household receives a Social Security check for $1500, which it uses to purchase a $40 pair of shoes made in Thailand by a Thai firm, a $1240 television made by a Korean firm in Korea, and $220 on groceries from a local store. As a result, U.S. GDP

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A)   increases by $40.
B)   increases by $220.
C)   increases by $280.
D)   increases by $1500.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Table 23-4
The table below reports nominal and real GDP for the U.S. from 1929 to 1932.
 
-Refer to Table 23-4. What are the GDP deflator and the inflation rate for 1932?

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A)   8.09, -11.7
B)   8.09.16, -13.3
C)   1236.46, 11.7
D)   1236.46, 13.3E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

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 9

Which of the following is not included in the investment component of GDP?

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A)   The purchase of 100 shares of stock.
B)   The purchase of a $1000 bond.
C)   A firm's purchase of a used van to use for deliveries.
D)   None of the above are included in the investment component of GDP.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

GDP does not reflect

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A)   the value of leisure.
B)   the value of goods and services produced at home.
C)   the quality of the environment.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?

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A)   GDP measures two things at once: the total income of everyone in the economy and the total expenditure on the economy's output of goods and services.
B)   Money continuously flows from households to firms and then back to households, and GDP measures this flow of money.
C)   GDP is generally regarded as the best single measure of a society's economic well­being.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Table 23-9
A country produces only ice cream and pie. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2008.
Prices and Quantities
 
-Refer to Table 23-9. In 2009, this country's

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A)   real GDP was $250, and the GDP deflator was 125.
B)   real GDP was $250, and the GDP deflator was 120.
C)   real GDP was $240, and the GDP deflator was 125.
D)   real GDP was $240, and the GDP deflator was 120.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is included in the consumption component of GDP?

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A)   household purchases of appliances.
B)   household purchases of medical care.
C)   household purchases of food.
D)   All of the above are included in the consumption component of GDP.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Net exports equal

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A)   exports plus imports.
B)   exports minus imports.
C)   imports minus exports.
D)   GDP minus imports.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following correctly lists what is included in the consumption component of GDP?

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A)   household purchases of services and household purchases of nondurable goods but not any household purchases of durable goods
B)   household purchases of nondurable goods and durable goods other than residential construction but not household purchases of services
C)   household purchases of services, nondurable goods, and all durable goods
D)   household purchases of services, nondurable goods, and durable goods other than residential constructionE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Disposable income is

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A)   the total income earned by a nation's permanent residents.
B)   the total income earned by a nation's residents in the production of goods and services.
C)   the income that households and non-corporate businesses receive.
D)   the income that households and businesses have remaining after satisfying their obligations to the government.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A farmer sells sugar to a candy producer for $150. If the producer uses this sugar to make candy that sells for $200, what is the total contribution to GDP from these transactions?

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Question 20

The information for 2008 in millions in the table below was reported by the World Bank. On the basis of this information, which list below contains the correct ordering of real GDP per person from highest to lowest?

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A)   Japan, Germany, United States
B)   Japan, United States, Germany
C)   Germany, United States, Japan
D)   United States, Japan, GermanyE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 5: Measuring a Nations Income

Which of the following transactions adds to U.S. GDP for 2015?

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GDP does not reflect

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Which of the following is not included in the investment component of GDP?

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Net exports equal

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Disposable income is

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A Texas household receives a Social Security check for $1500, which it uses to purchase a $40 pair of shoes made in Thailand by a Thai firm, a $1240 television made by a Korean firm in Korea, and $220 on groceries from a local store. As a result, U.S. GDP

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

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Which of the following is included in the consumption component of GDP?

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Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?

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Table 23-9 A country produces only ice cream and pie. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2008. Prices and Quantities -Refer to Table 23-9. In 2009, this country's

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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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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...
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Table 23-11 The country of Batavia produces only chocolates and watches. Below is a table with recent information on Batavia production and prices. The base year is 2009. Prices and Quantities -Refer to Table 23-11. What was the inflation rate for 2010? Show your work.

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2009 is the base year so the GDP Deflato...
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Changes in real GDP reflect only changes in the amounts being produced.

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A farmer sells sugar to a candy producer for $150. If the producer uses this sugar to make candy that sells for $200, what is the total contribution to GDP from these transactions?

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The information for 2008 in millions in the table below was reported by the World Bank. On the basis of this information, which list below contains the correct ordering of real GDP per person from highest to lowest?

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Table 23-4 The table below reports nominal and real GDP for the U.S. from 1929 to 1932. -Refer to Table 23-4. What are the GDP deflator and the inflation rate for 1932?

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Which of the following correctly lists what is included in the consumption component of GDP?

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Over time, people have come to rely more on market-produced goods and services and less on goods and services they produce for themselves. For example, busy people with high incomes, rather than cleaning their own houses, hire people to clean their houses. By itself, this change has

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Exam 5: Measuring a Nations Income

Which of the following transactions adds to U.S. GDP for 2015?

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GDP does not reflect

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Which of the following is not included in the investment component of GDP?

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Net exports equal

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Disposable income is

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A Texas household receives a Social Security check for $1500, which it uses to purchase a $40 pair of shoes made in Thailand by a Thai firm, a $1240 television made by a Korean firm in Korea, and $220 on groceries from a local store. As a result, U.S. GDP

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

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Which of the following is included in the consumption component of GDP?

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Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?

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Table 23-9 A country produces only ice cream and pie. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2008. Prices and Quantities -Refer to Table 23-9. In 2009, this country's

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

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Table 23-11 The country of Batavia produces only chocolates and watches. Below is a table with recent information on Batavia production and prices. The base year is 2009. Prices and Quantities -Refer to Table 23-11. What was the inflation rate for 2010? Show your work.

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Changes in real GDP reflect only changes in the amounts being produced.

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A farmer sells sugar to a candy producer for $150. If the producer uses this sugar to make candy that sells for $200, what is the total contribution to GDP from these transactions?

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The information for 2008 in millions in the table below was reported by the World Bank. On the basis of this information, which list below contains the correct ordering of real GDP per person from highest to lowest?

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Table 23-4 The table below reports nominal and real GDP for the U.S. from 1929 to 1932. -Refer to Table 23-4. What are the GDP deflator and the inflation rate for 1932?

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Which of the following correctly lists what is included in the consumption component of GDP?

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Over time, people have come to rely more on market-produced goods and services and less on goods and services they produce for themselves. For example, busy people with high incomes, rather than cleaning their own houses, hire people to clean their houses. By itself, this change has

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