Question 1

Why do economists prefer to compare Real GDP figures for various years instead of GDP figures?

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A)   Because when GDP in one year is higher than in another year, there is no way to tell why it is higher. Is it because output is higher, prices are higher, etc.? This is not the case with Real GDP. If Real GDP is higher in one year than in another year, it is because output is higher.
B)   Because when GDP in one year is higher than in another year, there is no way of knowing if the quality of goods produced is higher in one year than the other. This is not the case with Real GDP. If Real GDP is higher in one year than in another year, it is because the quality of the goods produced is higher.
C)   Actually the question is incorrect. Economists prefer to compare GDP figures instead of Real GDP figures.
D)   Because Real GDP is easier to compute than GDP.
E)   Because when GDP in one year is higher than in another year, there is no way to tell if the quality of life is higher in one year than the other. This is not the case with Real GDP. If Real GDP is higher in one year than in another year, it is because the quality of life is higher.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Underground activities are not counted in GDP because

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A)   some underground activities are illegal and the government doesn't want to place, for instance, drug dealers on an equal footing with small businesses.
B)   there are no written records of underground activities.
C)   of a decision made in the 1930s and no one has gotten around to changing it yet.
D)   although it is possible to accurately measure underground activities, it is harder than measuring above-ground activities because with the latter, one doesn't have to dig as deep.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

List and explain the two different approaches used to measure GDP.

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Question 4

Which of the following is a nonmarket good?

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A)   the corn you grow in your home garden and consume
B)   the clothes you sew and sell to a neighbor who pays you by writing you a check
C)   the self-portrait hanging in your den
D)   a and c
E)   a, b, and cF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Corporate profits can be broken into three categories: dividends,undistributed profits,and corporate profits taxes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the business cycle,what is the difference between the recovery phase and the expansion phase?

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A)   The expansion phase occurs in the rising portion of the business cycle, while the recovery phase occurs in the falling portion of the business cycle.
B)   The expansion phase occurs in the falling portion of the business cycle, while the recovery phase occurs in the rising portion of the business cycle.
C)   The expansion phase is the period when Real GDP increases beyond the recovery phase.
D)   The expansion phase must always preceed the recovery phase.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The GDP of country A may be higher than that of country B because the workers in country A work more hours per week than workers in country B.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following items is a final good?

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A)   mustard in a deli
B)   tin purchased by a can company
C)   a sweater purchased by someone in a department store
D)   a and b
E)   a, b, and cF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Exhibit 7-2
 
-Refer to Exhibit 7-2.GDP in 2012 is

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A)   $49.
B)   $51.
C)   $86.
D)   $92.
E)   not possible to calculate without the CPI.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Country A has a higher GDP than country B.What does this mean?

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A)   It means that on a per-capita basis the residents of country A are relatively better off (in terms of the goods and services they have available to them)  than the residents of country B.
B)   It means that on a per-capita basis the residents of country A are richer than the residents of country B.
C)   It means that more goods and services were produced in country A than country B.
D)   It means that the total market value of the final goods and services produced in country A is greater than the total market value of the final goods and services produced in country B.
E)   a and dF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Exhibit 7-5
 
-Refer to Exhibit 7-5. What was Country Z's economic growth rate between year 1 and year 2?

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A)   7.3%
B)   8.3%
C)   5.3%
D)   6.8%E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Suppose that nondurable goods spending is $200 billion,durable goods spending is $400 billion,new residential housing spending is $500 billion,and spending on services is $700 billion. What does consumption equal?

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A)   $600 billion
B)   $1,100 billion
C)   $1,800 billion
D)   $1,300 billion
E)   There is not enough information to answer this question.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Macroeconomists define consumption as

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A)   purchases by the business sector.
B)   wearing away and breakdown of capital goods.
C)   the difference between imports and exports.
D)   purchases by the household sector.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Sales tax is an example of an indirect business tax.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If the GDP in one year is greater than it was in the previous year,then economic growth must have occurred.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Exhibit 7-3
 
-Refer to Exhibit 7-3. Consumption is equal to

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A)   $3,700.
B)   $9,000.
C)   $10,150.
D)   $8,200.
E)   $9,700.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Look at the following data: consumption = $915 billion; exports = $40 billion; imports = $33 billion; inventory investment = $123 billion; fixed investment = $500 billion; government purchases = $300 billion. GDP is equal to

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A)   $1,632 billion.
B)   $1,466 billion.
C)   $1,911 billion.
D)   $1,845 billion.
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

In the United States,the largest expenditure component in GDP is

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A)   gross private domestic investment.
B)   government purchases of goods and services.
C)   consumption expenditures.
D)   net exports.
E)   none of the aboveF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Corporate profits is the largest category of national income.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Capital consumption allowance refers to

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A)   capital goods being used up in production through natural wear, obsolescence, and accidental destruction.
B)   people sending money between countries.
C)   the purchase of used factories.
D)   the purchase of goods that allow households to consume more services.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 7: Macroeconomic Measurements: GDP and Real GDP

Corporate profits is the largest category of national income.

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Which of the following is a nonmarket good?

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Capital consumption allowance refers to

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Corporate profits can be broken into three categories: dividends,undistributed profits,and corporate profits taxes.

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In the business cycle,what is the difference between the recovery phase and the expansion phase?

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Why do economists prefer to compare Real GDP figures for various years instead of GDP figures?

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The GDP of country A may be higher than that of country B because the workers in country A work more hours per week than workers in country B.

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Look at the following data: consumption = $915 billion; exports = $40 billion; imports = $33 billion; inventory investment = $123 billion; fixed investment = $500 billion; government purchases = $300 billion. GDP is equal to

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If the GDP in one year is greater than it was in the previous year,then economic growth must have occurred.

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Exhibit 7-3 -Refer to Exhibit 7-3. Consumption is equal to

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Exhibit 7-2 -Refer to Exhibit 7-2.GDP in 2012 is

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Country A has a higher GDP than country B.What does this mean?

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Which of the following items is a final good?

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Sales tax is an example of an indirect business tax.

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In the United States,the largest expenditure component in GDP is

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Macroeconomists define consumption as

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Exhibit 7-5 -Refer to Exhibit 7-5. What was Country Z's economic growth rate between year 1 and year 2?

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Suppose that nondurable goods spending is $200 billion,durable goods spending is $400 billion,new residential housing spending is $500 billion,and spending on services is $700 billion. What does consumption equal?

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Underground activities are not counted in GDP because

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List and explain the two different approaches used to measure GDP.

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